STAR CHAMBER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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