a kangaroo court



a kangaroo court

a court of law which is not official and which judges someone in an unfair way A kangaroo court was set up by the strikers to deal with people who had refused to stop working.
See also: court, kangaroo

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eftychia-Greek
Ianuarius-Ancient Roman
Chrysanthi-Greek
AndersonAN-dər-sənEnglish
ŠPela-Slovene
Ataahua-Maori