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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
Which seems an odd determination from a court of inquiry about the shipboard officers’ council, which was fairly clearly a kangaroo court.
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Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
—Andrea Mew, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called a parliamentary committee investigating him a kangaroo court.
—Max Colchester, WSJ, 9 June 2023
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Howard Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Hunter was credited with starting the Orioles’ kangaroo court.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
—Andrea Mew, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called a parliamentary committee investigating him a kangaroo court.
—Max Colchester, WSJ, 9 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention The decisions came in response to four of at least 10 emergency applications the Trump administration has filed at the high court in its first 80 days.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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Though the two justices often vote together, their alliance has come into greater focus as the high court’s emergency docket becomes the place where Trump’s agenda lives or dies.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The voters of Wisconsin cast their vote yesterday in a race for a vacant seat on the state’s supreme court, as ideological control of the court hung in the balance at a critical moment for Wisconsin’s future.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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High voter engagement Turnout was exceptionally high for a spring election and a judicial race, potentially surpassing 2.4 million voters, far exceeding the 2023 state supreme court race, according to CBS News estimates.—
Fin Daniel Gómez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Balmer has faced criminal charges over the past decade including simple assault, theft and forgery, according to online criminal court records.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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In criminal court, defendants are entitled by the 6th Amendment to speedy prosecutions.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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The show is set in 15th century Europe at a time of inquisition, a time when heretics are burned at the stake and it is essentially forbidden to look at the stars.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
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More snarky inquisitions continue deep into the episode when Morton hosts a lavish birthday party at her Atlanta mansion and both Williams and Kenya Moore, who’s noticeably been omitted from the season’s promo images, are introduced to the show’s new crew.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Afterward, a mock court-martial was held, complete with the sentencing and execution of a private accused of desertion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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Teixeira pleaded guilty to the obstruction charge at the court-martial on Thursday, his family spokesperson confirmed.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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