Definitions for: Overt

[adj] open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: bald, barefaced, naked, obvious, open, raw, undisguised, visible

Antonyms: covert

See Also: explicit, expressed, public, unconcealed

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