单词 | in chambers |
释义 | > as lemmasin chambers c. Law. The offices of a judge, where proceedings may be held if not required to be held in open court. Frequently in in chambers. Cf. in camera adv.1 ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > place where court is held > [noun] > judge's room chambers1818 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 360 If the defendant is not satisfied, I will send it to be argued before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Burnet, at their chambers. 1824 Times 30 Nov. 3/3 The Lord Chief Justice inquired whether this subject hasd not better be heard in chambers. 1864 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. The bankrupt had not only been arrested on a ca. sa. but on a capias, and the proper course would be to apply to a judge at chambers. 1912 Dict. National Biogr. 1901–11 II. 589/2 The procedure in Chancery, especially in chambers, seemed a cumbersome survival of medievalism. 1966 K. Tynan Let. 3 Jan. (1994) v. 332 A proviso that no legal action (even under the existing laws of libel and obscenity) may be taken against plays without the consent of the D.P.P. after consulting a judge in chambers. 2008 San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune (Nexis) 5 Mar. Because the argument was heard in chambers, we don't know how the prosecution responded. < as lemmas |
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