star-chamberv.
/ˈstɑːˌtʃeɪmbə/, U.S. /ˈstɑrˌtʃeɪmbər/ transitive. To summon or bring before the Star Chamber (now historical). Later also: to bring before any court or other body likened to the Star Chamber (see Star Chamber n. 2b); to subject to arbitrary or oppressive justice.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > lay before court > before specific court
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1629 P. Heyman Let. 18 May in Reliquary (1880) 20 150 I am star-chambered by information supposinge heynous crymes, commanded to immediate appearance.
1640 J. Shirley Constant Maid v. I 3 You have conspired to rob, cheat, and undo me; I'll have you all Star-chamber'd.
1815 J. Nightingale Beauties Eng. & Wales X. iii. 248 Having been star-chambered by the bigot, Bishop Grindall, and compelled to solicit charitable contributions by Brief from the city he had so honoured.
1890 Freeman's Jrnl. 7 Nov. 4/5 The Chief Secretary listening..to the words of one of the ‘village ruffians’ whom he has Star Chambered and imprisoned.
1905 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Jan. 6/1 Mr. Osbalston was the Master of Westminster School.., who was Star-chambered for calling Laud..‘the little meddling hocus-pocus’.
2012 Gold Coast (Australia) Bull. (Nexis) 11 May 28 You can be starchambered and sent to jail for refusing to answer a question.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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