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(law) A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach or come to a verdict because the jurors cannot agree on a decision.

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hung jury

Source Word

hung jury

Japanese Meaning

合議に達しない、つまり陪審員が意見の一致に至らず有罪・無罪の決定を下せない陪審体制のこと。

The trial ended in a hung jury, leaving both sides to decide whether to proceed with a retrial.

陪審団が評決を出せずに裁判は終わり、双方は再審理を行うかどうかを決めることになった。

Sense（1）

The prosecution re-filed charges after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.

hung juries

（ plural ）