kangaroo court

noun

Definition of kangaroo courtnext
as in high court

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Recent Examples of kangaroo court Following a trial described by international observers as a kangaroo court, they were sentenced to death on October 31, 1995. — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026 Kinda like all that Canton surveillance video in 2022 that would have spared Karen Read the burden of having to go through those two trials in the kangaroo court. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 Chandler complained about her treatment at trial, calling it a kangaroo court. — Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025 Each of them struggles with their foreign agent status, hiring lawyers to represent them in kangaroo courts where the verdict has been pre-determined. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kangaroo court
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  1. high court
  2. supreme court
  3. criminal court
  4. inquisition
  5. court-martial
  6. drumhead court-martial
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  • The high court majority found the initial Democratic lawsuit was premature, but that was before the Republican administration issued a rule governing Postal Service delivery of mail ballots.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The high court heard oral arguments Monday regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of high court
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  • Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • No changes to the state supreme court bench are happening in Kansas' future.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of supreme court
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  • The first part of Reddington's questioning largely focused on Mack's history of serving as a witness in criminal court cases.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal court
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  • The point is that an inquisition’s social cost is so high that its victims’ guilt or innocence is only part of the accounting.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their play-off bracket’s final in March led to an inquisition.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of inquisition
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  • Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland received the sentence at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to unpremeditated murder and related charges in the death of Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Tuesday in a news release.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Because prosecutors charged him as a civilian defendant rather than through a court-martial, his case falls under the same framework as any federal financial or national security crime.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of court-martial
Noun
  • And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.
    — Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
Definition of drumhead court-martial

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