kangaroo court

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It didn’t help that her husband—who’d known Hoxha when the two men were students together in Paris—was found guilty by a kangaroo court of plotting to overthrow the government.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He finished his sentence for God's sake. It was an unfair sentence rendered by a kangaroo court," his mother says.

From BBC

Compensation for sub-postmasters is not being decided by a "kangaroo court", the body overseeing the payouts has said, pushing back against allegations made by Sir Alan Bates.

From BBC

The court was urged to take into consideration that Mr McGregor had posted a series of social media posts after the verdict, in which he described the court as a "kangaroo court".

From BBC

But Brig Kulayigye said the court martial "is not a kangaroo court".

From BBC