open court

noun

: a court that anyone is allowed to attend
He testified in open court.

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But Alcaraz roared back to win the third set, punctuating it with a forehand volley into the open court that snapped Sinner’s streak of 32 straight sets won at majors. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Big swings when pushed out of position won’t send the ball sliding through the court like on grass or acrylic; opponents will dig the ball back into the open court. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025 Judge Rachel Tanguay of the New York Supreme Court ruled in open court in May that the allegations were serious enough for discovery to proceed. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Witnesses normally take the witness stand and state their name in open court for the record. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for open court

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“Open court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20court. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

open court

noun
1
: a recorded judicial proceeding that is presided over by a judge and attended by the parties and their attorneys and that is convened for the purpose of conducting official business compare in camera
2
: a session of a court that is open to the public
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