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twelve strangers deciding your fate after agreeing the donuts were stale.
originFrom Latin vere dictum, meaning truly said.
unanimityMost U.S. felony verdicts require all twelve jurors agree.
deadlockA hung jury means no verdict, just exhaustion.
speed recordSome juries return verdicts in under ten minutes.
acquittal sticksDouble jeopardy bars retrying a not-guilty verdict.