Synonyms for kangaroo court


Grammar : Noun


Définition of kangaroo court

  • noun unauthorized court
Example sentences :
  • After a while these games become tiresome, and the "Kangaroo Court" is formed.
  • Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt
  • Immediately I was terrified with thought of the kangaroo court.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Puddler » by James J. Davis
  • Uncle Ben hitched his chair, and with much chuckling, recalled the "kangaroo court" the cowboys used to hold at night in camp.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. » by Work Projects Administration
  • The next day I, with the other late arrivals, was initiated as a member of the "Kangaroo Court."
  • Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt
  • The most interesting of these impromptu clubs is the one called in the vernacular the "Kangaroo Court."
  • Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt
  • I would say he is a Batista, and right away they would grab him, give him a kangaroo court and shoot him.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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