gacaca

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noun

A system of community justice inspired by Rwandan tradition, used more recently in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.

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Meanings

noungacaca (countable and uncountable, plural gacacas)

plural gacacas

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

Origin

From Rwanda-Rundi.

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APA

gacaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gacaca

MLA

“gacaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gacaca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gacaca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gacaca.

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