1·The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.
法官说,如果陪审团今天不能作出裁决的话,他就宣布失审。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·If jurors cannot reach a unanimous verdict on their first vote, they must hear the views of the presiding judge, after which they may decide by simple majority.
如果陪审员们在第一次投票时无法达成全体一致,他们必须听取主任法官的意见,这之后他们可以通过简单多数作出决定。
3·His final appeal will be heard next year, by when the court trying Mr Berlusconi should reach an initial verdict.
他的最后上诉将被放在明年,当法院对贝卢斯科尼做出一个初步裁决时。
4·By the time Phil's first trial had been abandoned in 2007 (the jury was unable to reach the required unanimous verdict), Rachelle had become Mrs Spector.
2007年菲尔的案件一审中止(陪审团无法取得一致的判决意见)的时候,蕾切尔已经是斯佩克特夫人了。
5·The jury was unable to reach a verdict about the role of Umar Islam, 31, of Plaistow, east London. However, he was found guilty of an alternative charge of conspiracy to murder.
陪审团还无法裁定Umar Islam(31岁,生于伦敦东部的Plaistow区)在团伙成员中担任的角色,不过他被控犯有阴谋谋杀的交替控罪。
6·Last November a jury failed to reach a verdict on the conspiracy charge but convicted ms Drew of three lesser charges of misuse of the terms of service to injure another.
去年11月,陪审团未能就预谋犯罪的指控做出裁定,但是对Drew女士另外三个较轻的指控成立了,她被判违反服务条款伤害他人。
7·18pm: With the number of documents released, many have, understandably, struggled to reach an instant verdict on how significant the information is.
下午1点18分:随着相当数量的文件的披露,基于可以理解的理由,很多人开始通过争论来尽快确定这些信息究竟有多重要。
8·The jury failed to reach a verdict.
陪审团没有达成一致意见。
9·A panel of seven men and five women took two days of deliberation to reach a verdict.
由七位男士五位女士组成的陪审团花了两天时间审议最终达成一致裁定。