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Meaning Of Star-chamber
n.
An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in
certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a
jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only
with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or
examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long
Parliament in 1641.