star chamber(n = noun.group) - a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments;
is a kind of court, judicature, tribunal

1.  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. Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]

2.  Any court, committee, or other tribunal which exercises arbitrary and unaccountable power, or uses unfair or illegal methods, in investigation or judgment of persons. [PJC]

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