French

Phrase

• huis clos m ‎(plural huis clos)

1. (literally) (obsolete) closed door
2. An enclosed space such as a room or cell
3. (figuratively) a work of fiction (film, novel, etc.) in which the action is set in an enclosed space
4. (by extension) a genre in fiction where dramatic tension is derived from the action being set in an enclosed space

See also

• huis-clos
• à huis clos
• huissier