Meanings
From kangaroo + court. The etymology is uncertain; it has been suggested that the term draws a comparison between the leaping of a kangaroo and one of the following:
How to pronounce "kangaroo court":
AU
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.
Example Sentences
1
The trial was a complete sham; it was like a kangaroo court.
2
The judge was biased and the whole proceeding felt like a kangaroo court.
3
The accused had no chance of a fair trial in that kangaroo court.
4
The verdict was reached so quickly that it seemed like a kangaroo court.
5
The defense attorney protested, calling it a kangaroo court.
