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kangaroo court Tweet Definition of kangaroo court Like Definition of kangaroo court on Facebook
noun 
  1. (idiom) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust.
Etymology: First attested w:1853, 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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