in chambers

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You want to make sure that you check the attorney either quietly at a sidebar conversation where the jury can’t hear, or in chambers.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

Twenty years ago, when the reality about the region’s seismic hazards began to sink in, chambers of commerce in some coastal tourist towns went ballistic.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

He said once they were discussing a case in chambers and he kept going back and forth on the right outcome.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Counsel, we’ll take 10 minutes for a bio break, then meet in chambers to finalize and resolve any objections.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

Several restaurants could be accommodated on the upper floors, and the lower 500 feet might be partly relegated to a sausage manufactory and partly let out in chambers.

From Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 by Various