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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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President Trump is pushing legal boundaries by design — testing the limits of his own power and the willingness of a conservative high court to enhance it.—
Sam Baker,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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Protesters had come to the capital since 1974 to call for an end to Roe vs. Wade, which the Supreme Court adopted the year before; it was repealed by the high court in 2022.—
Alanna Durkin Richer, Christine Fernando,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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On Friday, the supreme court reversed the appellate court, deciding that Luebbers had followed state law on consecutive sentences.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
2 Nov. 2024
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The federal lawsuit from Pennsylvania would go to an intermediate appeals court first, while the Michigan and North Carolina cases would be heard by state appellate and supreme courts before arriving at the nation's highest court.—
Catherine Cole,
CBS News,
28 Oct. 2024
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He was charged with third-degree assault and given a desk appearance ticket, which requires him to make an appearance in criminal court for an arraignment.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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The United States and Israel were among only seven countries that voted against the creation of the criminal court in 1998.—
Karoun Demirjian,
New York Times,
9 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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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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Judge Finds Sailor Not Guilty in Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship Mays was found not guilty at his court-martial in 2022, and ProPublica sued that year over the Navy’s refusal to release any court documents associated with his case.—
Ziva Branstetter,
ProPublica,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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