Kangaroo Court Definition
noun
A mock court, especially one hastily improvised or irregularly conducted.
American Heritage
An unauthorized, irregular court, usually disregarding normal legal procedure, as one in a frontier region.
Webster's New World
A court characterized by dishonesty or incompetence.
American Heritage
Any tribunal in which judgment is rendered arbitrarily or unfairly.
Webster's New World
Pejorative. Of an unfair court, in which justice cannot be obtained.
Webster's New World Law
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Noun
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kangaroo-courtsOrigin of Kangaroo Court
First attested 1853 in a Texas context, possibly from the notion of proceeding by leaps or because the kangaroo's appearance defies nature.
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