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cham·ber n1: a judge's office; specif: the private office where a judge carries on business other than court sessions (as conferences or signing papers)— usu. used in pl.four other judges met in my chambers — R. H. Borka hearing in chambers2 a: a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body or assemblyto run back into the House chamber — Tip O'Neillb: a legislative or judicial body: houseapproved by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress — U.S. Code
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(body) noun
aggregation, assemblee, assembly, bench, bench of judges, board, body of judges, cabinet, caucus, collocation, committee, confederacy, confederation, conflux, congress, constituency, convocation, council, court, federation, forum, gathering, group, ingathering, institute, judicial branch, judicial department, judicatory, law-making body, lawmakers, league, legislative body, legislature, mass, meeting, members of the bar, organization, panel, panel of judges, parliament, plenum, representatives, session, society, tribunal, union
associated concepts: chamber of commerce
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(compartment) noun
alcove, antechamber, anteroom, apartment, box, camera, cell, chambre, closet, court, cubicle, cubiculum, den, division, enclosure, hall, hold, hollow, hollow place, lodging, meeting hall, office, parlor, pars interior, partitioned space, reception room, retreat, room, salle, section, separate part, sitting room, stall, stateroom, thalamus
associated concepts: chambers of the court, judicial chambers, legislative chambers
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bench, cell
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A hall or room in which a judicial or legislative body meets.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
