kangaroo courts
The phrase “kangaroo courts” has 4 syllables: kan-ga-roo courts
It's pronounced as /ˌkæŋɡəˈruː ˈkɔːrts/
What is synonym and antonym for kangaroo courts?
In the thesaurus, “kangaroo courts” has 8 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for kangaroo courts along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for kangaroo courts
- court-martials
- courts-martial
- criminal courts
- drumhead court-martials
- high courts
- inquisitions
- judicatures
- supreme courts
Meanings of kangaroo courts
- noun
- A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust.
Example Sentences
- The oppressed population often found themselves at the mercy of unjust kangaroo courts.
- Dissenters were silenced through intimidation and forced confessions in the regime's secretive kangaroo courts.
- In the lawless region, disputes were settled not in a fair trial but in the notorious kangaroo courts.
- The resistance aimed to expose the corrupt practices of the oppressive regime's kangaroo courts.
- Human rights organizations documented numerous cases of individuals being subjected to arbitrary judgments in these clandestine kangaroo courts.
On this page you'll find 8 synonyms or another words to kangaroo courts, such as: court-martials, courts-martial, criminal courts, drumhead court-martials, high courts, inquisitions, judicatures.
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