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in camera

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in cam·er·a  (kmr-)
adv.
1. In secret; privately.
2. Law In private with a judge rather than in open court.

[New Latin in camer : Latin in, in + Late Latin camer, ablative of camera, chamber.]

in camera [ɪn ˈkæmərə]
adv & adj
1. in a private or secret session; not in public
2. (Law) Law (formerly)
a.  in the privacy of a judge's chambers
b.  in a court not open to the public. Official name for sense 2: in chambers
[Latin: in the chamber]
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Adv.1.in camera - kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private"


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Now I know well that you medical men speak in camera, and that a man must not expect to know what they consult about in private.
 
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