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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'kangaroo court' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions kangaroo court noun  (idiom) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust. Etymology: First attested w:1853, 1853 in a Texas context, possibly from the notion of proceeding by leaps or because the kangaroo's appearance defies nature.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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