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Definition of: Star Chamber
A former English court which met in secret and dispensed justice without jury, and which was noted for its arbitrary and inquisitorial proceedings: abolished by Parliament in 1641; hence, any arbitrary or secret tribunal. [Prob. because it met in Westminster Palace in a chamber whose ceiling was decorated with stars]
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