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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Star-Chamber'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/star-chamber.html. 1828.
 
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