in camera
Britishadverb
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in a private or secret session; not in public
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law
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in the privacy of a judge's chambers
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Official name: in chambers. in a court not open to the public
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Etymology
Origin of in camera
Latin: in the chamber
Example Sentences
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On Google Pixel phones, turn off Top Shot in camera settings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“He tries to do a lot of cutting in camera — sometimes that’s good and sometimes that gets us in trouble in the edit room.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
"I was euphoric, the whole team was euphoric," Dr James Kempton told BBC News of the moment he spotted the Attenborough echidna in camera trap footage.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
The production seems to think in camera terms, as if a lens were still directing the audience’s attention when in fact nothing is.
From New York Times • May 23, 2023
Yutar asked that the evidence be given in camera, but that the press be included provided that they not identify the witness.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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