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STAR CHAMBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Star Chamber mean?
• STAR CHAMBER (noun)
The noun STAR CHAMBER has 1 sense:
1. a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
Familiarity information: STAR CHAMBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Star Chamber" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
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