In camera

This article is about the legal term. For other uses, see In camera (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with a secret trial, whose existence is unknown to the public.
See also: Motion to sit in private

In camera (/ɪŋˈkɑːmɛrɑː/; Latin: "in a chamber")[1] is a legal term that means in private.[2] The same meaning is sometimes expressed in the English equivalent: in chambers. Generally, in-camera describes court cases, parts of it, or process where the public and press are not allowed to observe the procedure or process.[2] In-camera is the opposite of trial in open court where all parties and witnesses testify in a public courtroom, and attorneys publicly present their arguments to the trier of fact.

  1. ^ "Glossary". USCourts.gov..
  2. ^ a b Ehrlich, Eugene (1992), Amo, Amas, Amat and More, p. 151, ISBN 0-06-272017-1.