kangaroo court

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von kangaroo court im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

{i} resmi olmayan mahkeme

{i} usulsüz mahkeme

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von kangaroo court im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust

A military commission trial falling short of the full UCMJ standard is all but certain to be pejoratively judged as a kangaroo court in the court of public opinion.

disapproval If you refer to a court or a meeting as a kangaroo court, you disapprove of it because it is unofficial or unfair, and is intended to find someone guilty. an unofficial court that punishes people unfairly

an irregular unauthorized court

{i} unauthorized court, court that is not certified

Relevante Übersetzungen

kangaroo courts

plural form of kangaroo court

Silbentrennung

kan·ga·roo Court

Türkische aussprache

känggıru kôrt

Synonyme

impromptu court, mock court

Aussprache

/ˌkaɴɢgərˈo͞o ˈkôrt/ /ˌkæŋɡɜrˈuː ˈkɔːrt/

Etymologie

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