Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In secret; privately.
- adverb Law In private in a judge's chambers or in a courtroom without spectators from the public present.
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- adverb In
secret or inprivate (in an enclosed room,behind closed doors ). - adverb law Without the presence of the public or the media (in court)
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- adverb kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin in camerā : Latin in, in + Late Latin camerā, ablative of camera, chamber.]
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Latin meaning "in (the) chamber)".
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