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• hung jury — noun a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑jury * * * a jury that cannot agree on a verdict. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * hung jury noun A jury that fails to agree …   Useful english dictionary

• hung — hung1 the past tense and past participle of hang hung hung 2 [ hʌŋ ] adjective IMPOLITE WELL HUNG => HUNG JURY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Hung — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hang — ► VERB (past and past part. hung except in sense 2) 1) suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part not attached. 2) (past and past part. hanged) kill or be killed by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the… …   English terms dictionary

• Hang — (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] [OE …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hang — Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hang on — {v.} 1. To hold on to something, usually tightly. * /Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to hang on until help came./ Syn.: HOLD ON(1). 2a. To continue doing something; persist. * /The grocer was losing money every day, but he hung on,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hang on — {v.} 1. To hold on to something, usually tightly. * /Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to hang on until help came./ Syn.: HOLD ON(1). 2a. To continue doing something; persist. * /The grocer was losing money every day, but he hung on,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hang up — {v.} 1. To place on a hook, peg, or hanger. * /When the children come to school, they hang up their coats in the cloakroom./ 2a. To place a telephone receiver back on its hook and break the connection. * /Carol s mother told her she had talked… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hang up — {v.} 1. To place on a hook, peg, or hanger. * /When the children come to school, they hang up their coats in the cloakroom./ 2a. To place a telephone receiver back on its hook and break the connection. * /Carol s mother told her she had talked… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Hang Seng Index — Stammdaten Staat Volksrepublik China Börse Hong Kong Stock Exchange ISIN HK0000004322 WKN 145733 Symbol HSI RIC …   Deutsch Wikipedia