kangaroo

Example Sentences

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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

Put another way, even those who are hauled before a kangaroo court are sometimes guilty as charged.

From Washington Post

Robertson said the two activists “are likely to face a long period in detention followed by a kangaroo court trial on fabricated, politically motivated charges.”

From Seattle Times

But the view of kangaroos is quite different in their native country.

From Washington Post

A smattering of abortion rights supporters picketed the courthouse throughout the day, some mocking the judge by wearing clown wigs and a kangaroo suit.

From New York Times