kangaroo court

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الإنجليزية - التركية
{i} resmi olmayan mahkeme
{i} usulsüz mahkeme
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust

A military commission trial falling short of the full UCMJ standard is all but certain to be pejoratively judged as a kangaroo court in the court of public opinion.

disapproval If you refer to a court or a meeting as a kangaroo court, you disapprove of it because it is unofficial or unfair, and is intended to find someone guilty. an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly
an irregular unauthorized court
{i} unauthorized court, court that is not certified
kangaroo courts
plural form of kangaroo court
kangaroo court

    الواصلة

    kan·ga·roo Court

    التركية النطق

    känggıru kôrt

    المترادفات

    impromptu court, mock court

    النطق

    /ˌkaɴɢgərˈo͞o ˈkôrt/ /ˌkæŋɡɜrˈuː ˈkɔːrt/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () First attested 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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