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Quotation dates: 1739-1765, 1818, 1928
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INCLOSE, v. Sc. Law, of a jury: tr. to shut in a retiring room for consideration of the verdict, intr. to retire for this purpose; of a witness: tr. to shut in a room apart to prevent communication with unauthorised persons or listening to evidence of previous witnesses.Sc. 1739 J. Maclaurin Crim. Cases (1774) 86:
After the jury were inclosed, one of them came out of the room where they were inclosed, and conversed with some person.Sc. 1765 Trial of K. Nairn (Roughead 1926) 154:
The above Assize having inclosed, did make choice of the said Sir George Suttie of Balgonie Baronet to be their Chancellor.Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xxi.:
This lass is a witness — she maun be inclosed — she maun on nae account be at large.Sc. 1928 Green's Encyclopedia V. 255:
It is not necessary, as in civil cases, that the jury be enclosed for three hours before they are entitled to return a verdict by a majority.
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