jury room

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noun

a private room, adjacent to a courtroom, where a trial jury discusses a case and reaches its verdict.

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Nearby words

juruá, jury, jury box, jury is still out, the, jury process, jury room, jury wheel, jury-packing, jury-rig, jury-rigged, juryman

Origin of jury room

First recorded in 1760–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for jury room

In the jury-room all arguments for and against the stand taken by the unshaken eight seemed exhausted.
The Statesmen Snowbound|Robert Fitzgerald
The scene in the Jury-room where the inquest was held on the Tuesday night was of the most affecting description.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2|Camden Pelham
The attendant asks for the bill and returns to the jury-room.
The Man in Court|Frederic DeWitt Wells
The111 stragglers near the window heard hot words and wrangling in the jury-room.
Shawn of Skarrow|James Tandy Ellis

When the jury have first been locked in the jury-room they have probably immediately relaxed after the long strain of the trial.
The Man in Court|Frederic DeWitt Wells