Meanings
- not comparableIn secret or in private (in an enclosed room, behind closed doors).
- not comparablelawWithout the presence of the public or the media (in court)
The trial was held in camera because the accused was a minor.
3 more examples
Ma'am, I must protest most strongly your decision to conduct this inquest in camera.
2011, M. R. Hall, The Disappeared: A Jenny Cooper Mystery, →ISBN, page 309Any transcription of the proceedings at the in camera hearing, as well as any physical evidence presented at the hearing, shall be ordered sealed by the court, and only a court may have access to its contents.
2014, John Snape, California Evidence Code 2014, →ISBN, page 43An inquest in camera and they would all be vindicated.
2018, Kate Atkinson, Transcription, →ISBN, page 293
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbkept private or confined to those intimately concerned
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French à huis clos
- à huis closwithout the presence of the public or the media
Irish i gcúirt iata
- i gcúirt iatawithout the presence of the public or the media
Cite this entry
in camera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20camera
“in camera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20camera. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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