Gacaca Definition
gə-chächə
noun
A traditional Rwandan system of justice in which local community members are allowed to testify freely, without the participation of lawyers, and cases are decided by a panel of judges chosen from the community.
American Heritage
Origin of Gacaca
Kinyarwanda gacaaca umucaaca Bermuda grass (which grows in the open spaces where such courts are conducted)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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