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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
Bunker said the ordeal felt like a kangaroo court and that the committee had made up their minds before the hearing even began.
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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
The mayor set up a kangaroo court in the station.
—David A. Taylor, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021
Frank’s arrest and kangaroo court trial occupy much of the musical’s two and a half hours; note is taken in passing of a campaign by a small army of outsiders — Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among them — to win Frank’s release.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
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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
The mayor set up a kangaroo court in the station.
—David A. Taylor, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021
Frank’s arrest and kangaroo court trial occupy much of the musical’s two and a half hours; note is taken in passing of a campaign by a small army of outsiders — Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among them — to win Frank’s release.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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The high court recognized another exception in 1988, which applies to certain inferior officers who have limited duties and lack policymaking or significant administrative authority.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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But when that might happen is up in the air, hinging on the high court’s discretion on whether to review the case, and local prosecutors’ ultimate decision on whether to pursue a second trial.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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As the supreme court has recognized, public school officials have both the authority and obligation to provide a safe learning environment for all students, which is what the school did in this case.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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State supreme court races have increasingly received more attention and spending in recent years, and the three justices help make up the 5-2 Democratic majority in Pennsylvania.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
26 Dec. 2024
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In 2015, Arezzo’s criminal court sentenced Landi’s uncle, cousin and brother to between two and four and a half years in prison for fraudulent bankruptcy and misappropriation of funds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The jury heard from 22 witnesses during about four weeks of testimony in Manhattan's criminal court.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
3 Jan. 2025
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Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2024
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Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Nov. 2024
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The judge advocates general have overall responsibility for a wide array of legal matters within their respective service; topics range from the military’s court-martial system to determinations about permissible use of force by troops, whether deployed domestically or overseas.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, desertions and courts-martial were rare, even after years of stalemate.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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