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chambers (1) Rooms attached to the courts in which sit the judges, the masters and registrars for the transaction of legal business which does not require to be done in court. A judge sitting in chambers can exercise the full jurisdiction vested in the High Court (Judicature Act 1925 (UK), s. 18.). Masters sit in chambers. (2) Counsels private offices, e.g. in the Temple or Lincolns Inn (UK). |