kangaroo court

短语

袋鼠法庭 [法] 非法法庭

发音

UK /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹuː ˈkɔːt/
AU
US /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹu ˈkɔɹt/

词形变化

kangaroo courts 复数 kangaroo courts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    袋鼠法庭

    私设公堂

    习语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

court tribunal judicature

词源

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.

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