sequestered jury
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A sequestered jury is isolated from outside contact during a trial, typically housed in a hotel with restricted access to news, phones, and the internet.
Sequestration prevents jurors from being influenced by media coverage or outside pressure in high-profile cases: The judge ordered a sequestered jury given the intense publicity surrounding the murder trial.
- isolatedSeparated from others
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- verdictOfficial court decision
- courthouseLegal proceedings venue
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
hotel room · guarded · sealed · trial · criminal trial · unanimous · foreman · evidence · testimony · ballots · court order · locked · protected · secluded · shielded · hidden · confined · escorted
- juries
- jury trialjuror selection, voir dire, venire, empanelment, impanelment