open court

noun

: a court that anyone is allowed to attend

He testified in open court.

Examples of open court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the two and a half hours of the hearing in open court ended, Xinis held a closed-door argument on the remaining disagreements between the sides on sealed discovery documents. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 16 May 2025

Trump administration attorneys have argued that releasing details in open court — or even to the judge in private – about returning Abrego Garcia to the United States would jeopardize national security. —Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025

Judge Arun Subramanian has yet to rule on what kind of explicit material will be shown in open court or if Ventura, the government's star witness, should be seated on the witness stand before jurors enter the room. —Nbc News, NBC news, 13 May 2025

The rest of today’s hearing dealt with jury selection questionnaires and procedure, including what will and will not happen in open court. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2025

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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