jury box
Deliberators' courtroom section
The jury box is the enclosed area in a courtroom where jurors sit during a trial.
It typically contains twelve seats arranged in rows, separated from the rest of the courtroom: The defendant avoided looking toward the jury box.
The term appears frequently in legal dramas and trial coverage.
Official court decision
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- foremanWorker who directs others
- discussionExchange of ideas
- consensusGeneral group agreement
holdout · deadlock · reasonable doubt · deliberate · secret ballot · impasse · persuade · confer
Shared seating surface
- witness standPlace for giving testimony
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- defendantParty facing charges
prosecutor · defense attorney · judge · court reporter · plaintiff · gavel · sidebar · podium
Sworn statement as evidence
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
witness · exhibit · closing argument · opening statement · burden of proof · perjury · acquittal · conviction
verdict
Official court decision
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- foremanWorker who directs others
- discussionExchange of ideas
consensus · holdout · deadlock · reasonable doubt · deliberate · secret ballot · impasse · persuade · confer · majority
bench
Shared seating surface
- witness standPlace for giving testimony
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
defendant · prosecutor · defense attorney · judge · court reporter · plaintiff · gavel · sidebar · podium · railing
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · witness · exhibit · closing argument · opening statement · burden of proof · perjury · acquittal · conviction · indictment
- jury trialvoir dire, venire, empanelment, impanelment, impaneling
- courtroomjudge, oath taking, lawyer, bench, gavel
- criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, courtroom, criminal trial, prosecutor
- courthousejudge, bailiff, clerk, court reporter, courtroom
- Legal/Police Itemsgavel, law book, legal pad, scales of justice, handcuffs
- courthousescourtroom, courthouse, federal courthouse, county courthouse, historic courthouse
jury boxwitness stand
Place for giving testimony
dock · witness box · defense table · gallery · bench
box, boxing, jury, boxes, boxer, boxed, juries, boxers, juror