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.
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.
O`ver*take" (?), v. t. [imp. Overtook (?); p. p. Overtaken (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Overtaking.]
1. To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch
up with.
Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say . . .
Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good.
Gen. xliv. 4.
He had him overtaken in his flight.
Spenser.
2. To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to
overcome.
If a man be overtaken in a fault.