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A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. [us] The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.
A mistrial in a criminal prosecution may prevent retrial under the Double Jeopardy provision of the Fifth Amendment, which prohibits an individual from being tried twice for the same offense, unless required by the interests of justice and depending on which party moved for the mistrial.