hung jury

1. 1.

   a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)

   Broaderjury

   law

Questions about hung jury

What does hung jury mean?

hung jury means "a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)".

Is hung jury a common word?

hung jury is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.