Harmless Error: error which is not sufficiently prejudicial to require reversal of the previous finding or outcome

Hearsay Rule: a rule of evidence that requires the declarant be subject to cross-examination at the hearing; many exceptions to the rule exist

Hidden Defect: a defect or condition which is not observable by a reasonable inspection; see LATENT DEFECT

Hung Jury: a jury whose members cannot agree in sufficient numbers to reach a verdict, unanimous in criminal cases, federal civil cases and three-quarters in some other states civil cases