kangaroo court in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for kangaroo court in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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kangaroo <pl kangaroos> [Am ˌkæŋɡəˈru, Brit ˌkaŋɡəˈruː] N

I.court [Am kɔrt, Brit kɔːt] N

1.1. court LAW (tribunal):

court
tribunal m
to appear in court
comparecer ante el tribunal or los tribunales
I'll see you in court!
¡te voy a demandar!
to go to court
acudir a los tribunales
to take sth to court
llevar algo a los tribunales
to take sb to court
demandar a alguien
to take sb to court
llevar a alguien a juicio
in open court
en audiencia pública
the court is adjourned
se levanta la sesión
the court will rise
pónganse de pie
to laugh sb/sth out of court
reírse de alguien/algo
I'd be laughed out of court
se reirían de mí
to rule sth out of court
rechazar algo de plano
attr court action
acción f judicial
court hearing
vista f
court official
funcionario m del juzgado / funcionaria f del juzgado
court proceedings
proceso m

II.court [Am kɔrt, Brit kɔːt] VB trans

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III.court [Am kɔrt, Brit kɔːt] VB intr dated

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kangaroo court in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for kangaroo court in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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kangaroo <-(s)> [ˌkæŋgəˈru:] N

II.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB trans

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III.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB intr

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English
The trial was viewed by many as a kangaroo court or show trial.
en.wikipedia.org
Villagers would not drink from the pond from which she fetched water, her family were fined by a kangaroo court and no man would marry her.
en.wikipedia.org
If you want a kangaroo court do whatever but get on with it.
www.smh.com.au
That is the definition of a kangaroo court.
thenationonlineng.net
He said that his career was never the same again after his expulsion by a kangaroo court, feeling that the punishment had weakened his will.
en.wikipedia.org
He too claims his allegations were dealt with by a kangaroo court.
www.herald.ie
So, a shouting match, one supposes, lands you before some kind of kangaroo court.
ottawacitizen.com
Of the 12 persons put on trial before a literal kangaroo court, 9 were condemned to death with verdict decided in advance by the judicial authorities.
en.wikipedia.org
I'm not going to speculate on what their actual kangaroo court decision will be and what the impacts are.
www.thestar.com
Even a kangaroo court would struggle to convict on this evidence.
www.independent.co.uk

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