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Term Definition In Camera - proceedings held in the judge’s chambers without the parties being in attendance.
Application in Divorce In divorce actions that come to children in camera to protect them from the harshness of the proceeding and the shield them from a public audience.

Lawyers and a judge sometime talk about legal matters in a judge’s chambers when a jury might be improperly swayed or misled if it heard the discussion.

In going in camera, judges exercise the discretion of the court.