kangaroo court

英 [ˌkæŋɡəruː ˈkɔːt] 美 [ˌkæŋɡəruː ˈkɔːrt]

n.  袋鼠法庭(不公正的非法法庭); 私设的公堂

法律



牛津词典

noun

  1. 袋鼠法庭(不公正的非法法庭);私设的公堂
    an illegal court that punishes people unfairly

    柯林斯词典

    1. 袋鼠法庭(非官方或不公正的法庭或会议,意在给某人定罪);私设的公堂
      If you refer to a court or a meeting as a kangaroo court, you disapprove of it because it is unofficial or unfair, and is intended to find someone guilty.

      双语例句

      1. To the people who refused to go on strike, the most difficult part of their decision was the possibility that they would later be subject to the union's kangaroo court.
        对于那些拒绝参加罢工的人来说,他们这一决定最麻烦的地方是,他们以后可能受到工会袋鼠法庭的审判。
      2. All the same, theirs was not a kangaroo court.
        但这也并非一个非法法庭。
      3. Is this a newspaper office or a kangaroo court?
        这儿是报社还是私刑法庭?
      4. A kangaroo court is what it is.
        这就一个不正规的法庭的判决。
      5. Matthew: I think this kangaroo court is a terrible idea, you moron.
        马修:我觉得这个私设法庭的主意很烂,你这个白痴。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. an irregular unauthorized court