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• deadlocked — Unable to agree. Corporation. Deadlock in a closely held corporation arises when a control structure permits one or more factions of shareholders to block corporate action if they disagree with some aspect of corporate policy. A deadlock often… …   Black's law dictionary

• deadlocked — Unable to agree. Corporation. Deadlock in a closely held corporation arises when a control structure permits one or more factions of shareholders to block corporate action if they disagree with some aspect of corporate policy. A deadlock often… …   Black's law dictionary

• jury — A certain number of men and women selected according to law, and sworn (jurati) to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence to be laid before them. This definition embraces the various subdivisions of juries; as… …   Black's law dictionary

• jury — A certain number of men and women selected according to law, and sworn (jurati) to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence to be laid before them. This definition embraces the various subdivisions of juries; as… …   Black's law dictionary

• jury — n. 1) to empanel, swear in a jury 2) to charge, instruct; sequester a jury (the judge charged the jury) 3) to dismiss a jury 4) to fix ( corrupt ) a jury 5) to serve on a jury 6) a hung ( deadlocked ) jury 7) a grand; petit; trial jury 8) a blue… …   Combinatory dictionary

• deadlocked — [[t]de̱dlɒkt[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ, oft ADJ over n If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked. The peace… …   English dictionary

• Hung jury — A hung jury or deadlocked jury is a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is unable to change its votes due to severe differences of opinion.[1] Contents 1 United… …   Wikipedia

• hung jury — n: a jury whose members are unable to agree on a verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hung jury n. A jury that cannot ag …   Law dictionary

• hung jury — n. a jury that is unable to arrive at a verdict; deadlocked jury …   English World dictionary

• Liberty City Seven — The Liberty City Seven were seven members of a small Miami, Florida based religious group who called themselves the Seas of David or Seeds of David.[1] Described as a bizarre cult, the seven were arrested and charged with terrorism related… …   Wikipedia

• mistrial — mis·tri·al / mis ˌtrī əl/ n: a trial that terminates without a verdict because of error, necessity, prejudicial misconduct, or a hung jury see also manifest necessity compare dismissal 2, trial de novo …   Law dictionary