in camera

adverb or adjective

: in private

specifically, law : in a judge's chambers

a review of documents held in camera

Synonyms of in camera

• privately
• in private
• confidentially
• secretly

Examples of in camera in a Sentence

the board of trustees met in camera to decide the fate of the embattled university president

Recent Examples on the Web

Translating Anthony Burgess’s stylized, dystopian novel for the screen, Kubrick adopts a playful, formal approach that combines colorful, futuristic exuberance with rapid-fire editing, changes in camera speed, and a garish production design that melds space-age and Georgian-era aesthetics. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025

Siminoff took the stage Tuesday at Amazon’s annual hardware event in New York to debut new Ring cameras, along with a feature called Search Party that uses AI to identify potential matches in camera footage. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025

However, Barr acknowledged serious security failures, including gaps in camera coverage, which fueled ongoing conspiracy theories. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

Thanks in part to its use in camera chips, the latter process is more mature than the former, Pereira says. —IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, in a chamber

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

in camera

adverb or adjective

in cam·​e·​ra

ˌin-ˈkam-rə, -ˈka-mə-

: in private

especially : in a judge's chambers

the judge reviewed the sensitive material in camera

an in camera proceeding

compare open court

Etymology

New Latin, literally, in a chamber