ALL meanings of star chamber
star cham·ber
S s - noun star chamber a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641. 1
- noun star chamber any tribunal, committee, or the like, which proceeds by arbitrary or unfair methods. 1
- noun star chamber the Privy Council sitting as a court of equity, esp powerful under the Tudor monarchs; abolished 1641 0
- noun star chamber any arbitrary tribunal dispensing summary justice 0
- noun star chamber (in Britain, in a Conservative government) a group of senior ministers who make the final decision on the public spending of each government department 0
- noun star chamber a royal English court or tribunal abolished in 1641, notorious for its secret sessions without jury, and for its harsh and arbitrary judgments and its use of torture to force confessions 0
- noun star chamber any similar tribunal or inquisitorial body 0