jury room
Where jurors deliberate
A jury room is the private space where jurors deliberate after hearing a case.
The room is typically adjacent to the courtroom and closed to everyone except the jurors themselves: The jury has been in the jury room for six hours.
What happens in the jury room is meant to remain confidential.
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- verdictOfficial court decision
- guilty verdictCourt's culpability determination
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- sequesterSet apart, isolate
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- juries
jury roomcourtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
open court · public gallery · witness stand · spectator seating · press gallery
jury roomwitness box
Courtroom testimony enclosure
dock · podium · lectern · judge's chambers · holding cell
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