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(n.) a court where the outcome is pre-determined by the reputation of the defendant, and the trial shall not be fair. Justiceless. Kangroo courts can swing either way, but oen side of the arguement will be completely disregarded.
Ned Kelly was tried in a kangaroo court. Gangland trials were in a kangaroo court.
by Kung-Fu Jesus May 01, 2004
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May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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A kangaroo court is one not following established legal principles and procedures. Some groups off prisoners, for example, try their fellows and occasionally enforce arbitrary, cruel, and/or perverted punishments. In the West a comic show may be made of a kangaroo court, with "dudes" or others being tried for trivial or imaginary offenses. An authorized court may be called a kangaroo court if its procedures are highhanded, irresponsible, and of doubtful legality:.
Lynching was often preceded by trials in kangaroo courts.
by Luddz July 07, 2015
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1. an extralegal or corrupt court

2. any court perceived as being less than fair
This trial is being run by a kangaroo court.
by The Return of Light Joker March 21, 2008
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A tribunal where their ain't no justice.
Bankruptcy Court is such a kangaroo court, the judges' robes come with a pocket in front.
by Octopod November 06, 2003
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An unfair court; Corrupt judge, jury, and/or system.

The Florida Court in which the Zimmerman trial is being held in.
"The Judge of Zimmerman's trial is a corrupt bitch dead set on locking up Zimmerman. She is ignoring the defense evidence! She runs a Kangaroo Court. They should fire her tranny ass!"
by JacquesRippar July 11, 2013
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A court between mates, colleagues or associates who line up in two lines and kick the fuck out of the defendant as he walks through the middle. Usually reserved for yellow bellies or useless cunts who deserve a kicking and know it.
The same as in Full Metal Jacket when Private Pyle gets attacked with soap bars in pillowcases but in Kangaroo court you get a kicking.
by Cris-o September 30, 2020
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