huis clos
Meanings
Noun
1. closed door (literally, obsolete)
2. an enclosed space such as a room or cell
3. a work of fiction (film, novel, etc.) in which the action is set in an enclosed space (figuratively)
4. a genre in fiction where dramatic tension is derived from the action being set in an enclosed space (by extension)
5. a period of proceeding in camera
Examples1
The hearing were made off-limits to the press.