star-chamber

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star-cham·ber

(stär′chām′bər)
adj.
Secret, harsh, or arbitrary, as in procedures.

[From Star Chamber.]
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star-chamber

[ˈstɑːˌtʃeɪmbəʳ] ADJ (fig) → secreto y arbitrario
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