kangaroo court

== English == === Etymology === From kangaroo +‎ court. The etymology is uncertain; it has been suggested that the term draws a comparison between the leaping of a kangaroo and one of the following: The 19th-century practice of itinerant judges moving from place to place on the American frontier and trying cases speedily and perfunctorily in order to get paid. The use of irregular courts during the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) to decide claims of “jumping” (illegally occupying) mining claims. The notion that a kangaroo court jumps to conclusions. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹuː ˈkɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹu ˈkɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Hyphenation: kang‧a‧roo court === Noun === kangaroo court (plural kangaroo courts) (originally US, idiomatic) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly. [from mid 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Jedburgh justice, Jeddart justice, Jedwood justice lynching show trial === References === === Further reading === kangaroo court on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “kangaroo court, n.” under “kangaroo, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2022. “kangaroo court, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Michael Quinion (created October 17, 1998, last updated February 2, 2008), “Kangaroo court”, in World Wide Words. Steven Poole (10 August 2019), “Kangaroo court: What have marsupials got to do with White House politics?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[6], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 August 2022.