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kangaroo courts

kangaroo courts is the plural of kangaroo court.

Meaning of kangaroo court

Noun

kangaroo court (plural kangaroo courts)

  1. (idiomatic) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly.
    • The Concordia Intelligencer says "several loafers were lynched in Natchez last week upon various charges instituted by the Kangaroo court.[…]" What is a Kangaroo court, neighbor?1841 August 24, “Don’t comprehend”, in C. M. Price, G. R. Fall, editors, The Daily Picayune, volume V, number 179, New Orleans, La.: Lumsden, Kendall & Co., →OCLC, page 2, column 5

Questions about kangaroo courts

What is kangaroo courts the plural of?
Kangaroo courts is the plural of kangaroo court.

Words near kangaroo courts in the dictionary

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  10. Kangaroo Flat
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