 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
overt
adjective: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie";
"overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn:
{open}] [ant: {covert}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
overt \o"vert\ ([=o]*v[~e]rt" or [=o]"v[~e]rt), adjective [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.
Perh. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf.
{Aperient}, {Cover}.]
1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of
{hidden}.
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 act 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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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