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Nov 30, 2009
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kan'garoo court'




1. a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, esp. one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
2. any crudely or irregularly operated court, esp. one so controlled as to render a fair trial impossible.

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