closed doors

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closed doors - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  CLOSED DOORS. Signifies that something is done privately. The senate sits  
  with closed doors on executive business. 
       2. In general the legislative business of the country is transacted 
  openly. And the constitution and laws require that courts of justice shall 
  be open to the public.