Meaning Of The Word Star Chamber
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Star Chamber Meaning
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Star Chamber in American English
a royal English court or tribunal abolished in 1641, notorious for its secret sessions without jury, and for its harsh and arbitrary judgments and its use of torture to force confessions noun: a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641 Star Chamber in British English noun: the Privy Council sitting as a court of equity, esp powerful under the Tudor monarchs; abolished 1641 |
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