About The Word Overt
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Overt
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What's The Definition Of Overt?
[adj] open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Overt: bald | barefaced | naked | obvious | open | raw | undisguised | visible Related Terms | Find terms related to Overt: apparent | bald | bare | clear | clear-cut | disclosed | evident | exposed | manifest | naked | observable | obvious | open | open as day | open to all | patent | plain | public | revealed | unclassified | unconcealed | visible See Also | explicit | expressed | public | unconcealed Overt In Webster's Dictionary \O"vert\, a. [OF. overt, F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F.
ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt.
also oprire, L. aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire
to uncover. Perch. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir
to cover. Cf. {Aperient}, {Cover}.]
1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.
Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.
--Bacon.
2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act
of treason. --Macaulay.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution
of the U. S.
Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open done in
pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the
mere design or intent not being punishable without such
act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a
pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.
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