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Recent Examples of kangaroo court
At first glance, Objection seemed to be a kangaroo court catering to rich and infamous plaintiffs, the latest service in the lucrative sector of digital reputation management.
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Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
Adames would have paid his playing-time penance (as well as a fine to the team’s kangaroo court — perhaps funding a postgame pizza party), and everyone would have moved on from the mistake.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Following a trial described by international observers as a kangaroo court, they were sentenced to death on October 31, 1995.
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Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Kinda like all that Canton surveillance video in 2022 that would have spared Karen Read the burden of having to go through those two trials in the kangaroo court.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
Adames would have paid his playing-time penance (as well as a fine to the team’s kangaroo court — perhaps funding a postgame pizza party), and everyone would have moved on from the mistake.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Following a trial described by international observers as a kangaroo court, they were sentenced to death on October 31, 1995.
—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Kinda like all that Canton surveillance video in 2022 that would have spared Karen Read the burden of having to go through those two trials in the kangaroo court.
—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kangaroo court
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The high court's opinion released Monday did indeed leave open the possibility that Cook could be dismissed in the future.
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O'Connor would become the first woman justice to serve on the high court.
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On 13 May 2026, by which time his book had gone to press, the South Carolina supreme court sensationally overturned the murder conviction, citing ‘shocking jury interference’ by the clerk to the court.
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The petition points back to a 2022 decision by the state supreme court.
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Out of that number, 41 received criminal court summonses and were let go, while 15 were criminally charged and sent to court.
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Of them, 15 were arrested and 41 were released with criminal court summonses.
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Already, SpaceX is facing an inquisition in the court of public opinion.
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The saxophone sounds tangled in lament and inquisition before skronking what sounds like an emergency signal.
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Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland received the sentence at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to unpremeditated murder and related charges in the death of Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Angelina Resendiz, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Tuesday in a news release.
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The Pentagon opened an investigation of Kelly in late November, citing a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other punishment.
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“Kangaroo court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kangaroo%20court. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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