in camera

in camera

noun Law.
camera (def. 5).

Origin:
1870–75; < Neo-Latin: literally, in a chamber; see camera
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In camera is always a great word to know.
So is testify. Does it mean:
reasonable ground for a belief, as that the accused was guilty of the crime, used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution
to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court
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in camera (ɪn ˈkæmərə)
 
adv, —adj
1.  in a private or secret session; not in public
2.  formerly law
 a.  in the privacy of a judge's chambers
 b.  Official name: in chambers in a court not open to the public
 
[Latin: in the chamber]

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