hung jury
noun [ C ] law specialized uk/ˌhʌŋ ˈdʒʊə.ri/ us/ˌhʌŋ ˈdʒʊr.i/
陪审团不能做出一致决断的情况，陪审团僵持状态
a situation in which a jury (= a group of people chosen to make a decision about a legal case) cannot agree on a verdict
His first trial ended in a hung jury. 对他的第一次审判以陪审团意见不一而告终。
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- The trial ended in a hung jury - according to his lawyer, the panel was split 11 to 1 to acquit.
- The longer the jury is out, the higher the chance of a hung jury.
- There is a risk of a hung jury, or deadlock.
- He was accused of fixing games and, despite a hung jury at his trial, the NBA banned him for life.