In camera

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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.