English Explanatory Dictionary

gacaca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system of community justice inspired by Rwandan tradition, used more recently in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
  2. A court operating according to this system.

Word forms

gacaca gacacas

Etymology

From Rwanda-Rundi.

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