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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kangaroo court(noun)

    an irregular unauthorized court


  1. kangaroo court(Noun)


  2. Origin: First attested 1853 in a Texas context, possibly from the notion of proceeding by leaps or because the kangaroo's appearance defies nature.


  1. Kangaroo court

    A kangaroo court is "a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted". It is essentially where the defendant has already been deemed guilty, and has little if any opportunities to object or defend himself.


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kangaroo court in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kangaroo court in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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  2. Steve Trent:

    This cannot be an arbitrary kangaroo court just driven to please the international community at this key time for Thailand. It's got to bring people justice.

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