hung jury
A jury that cannot reach a verdict by the required voting margin. — Also termed deadlocked jury.
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hung jury
hung jury 悬案陪审团 指陪审员意见分歧而无法作出一致裁断或达到法定票数裁断的陪审团。也称「僵局陪审团」〔deadlocked jury〕。 (→verdict; dynamite instruction)
afforcing the assize
afforcing the assize. Hist. A method of securing a jury verdict from a hung jury either by denying food and drink to the members until they reached a verdict or by bringing in new jurors until 12 would agree.
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hang
hang, vb. (Of a jury) to be unable to reach a verdict (the jury was hung after 12 hours of continuous deliberation). See hung jury under JURY. [Cases: Criminal Law 867; Federal Civil Procedure 1974; Trial 316. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1388–1390; Trial § 816.]