kangaroo court
kangaroo court
Definition
☆ kangaroo court
noun
- an unauthorized, irregular court, usually disregarding normal legal procedure, as one in a frontier region
- any tribunal in which judgment is rendered arbitrarily or unfairly
Etymology: said to be so named because its justice progresses by leaps and bounds
kangaroo court
Law Definition
n
Pejorative.
Of an unfair court, in which justice cannot be obtained.
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