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kangaroo court Definition

kangaroo court

noun

  1. an unauthorized, irregular court, usually disregarding normal legal procedure, as one in a frontier region
  2. 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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