{ "kangaroo court":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a court characterized by irresponsible, unauthorized, or irregular status or procedures":[], ": a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Not broadcasting the hearing sends a message to loyal Fox viewers, media observers said: The network won\u2019t help legitimize a process that many conservatives see as a kangaroo court . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022", "The opposition leader could face more than a decade in prison if convicted by the kangaroo court . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 Feb. 2022", "Then it was blasted at kangaroo court on a huge screen. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 11 Feb. 2022", "Emi is placed on trial in an outdoor kangaroo court where she is confronted by her students\u2019 parents, their faces masked and their fangs bared. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021", "Bill\u2019s hearing the next day is precisely the kangaroo court Ji-Yoon foretold. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 22 Aug. 2021", "That culture again includes accountability and the return of the kangaroo court fine system for mistakes in spring training. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2021", "From the Metrodome to U.S. Bank Stadium, he's reported on everything from Case Keenum's Minneapolis Miracle, the offensive line's kangaroo court to Adrian Peterson's suspension. \u2014 Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune , 11 Dec. 2020", "From the Metrodome to U.S. Bank Stadium, he's reported on everything from Case Keenum's Minneapolis Miracle, the offensive line's kangaroo court to Adrian Peterson's suspension. \u2014 Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune , 11 Dec. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125239", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "kangaroo dog":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Australian breed of rough-haired dogs that resemble greyhounds and that are used for hunting kangaroos":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151427" }, "kangaroo closure":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the restriction of debate to those amendments judged by the presiding officer of a legislative body to be most appropriate":[ "the New Zealand House has not had to adopt \u2026 the kangaroo closure", "\u2014 Walter Nash" ], "\u2014 compare guillotine":[ "the New Zealand House has not had to adopt \u2026 the kangaroo closure", "\u2014 Walter Nash" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170614" }, "kangaroo feathers":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": nonsense":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190805" }, "kangaroo beetle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of certain brilliantly colored Old World beetles with thick hind legs constituting the genus Sagra that is included in Chrysomelidae or made the type of a separate family":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002136" }, "kangaroo bear":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": koala":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051552" }, "kanzu":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a long white robe worn by African men (as the Swahili)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kan(\u02cc)z\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Swahili":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213435" }, "kangaroo grass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several grasses of the genus Themeda: such as":[], ": a common perennial forage grass ( Themeda australis ) that is usually held to occur from Australia across southern Asia and into eastern Africa and that is very closely related to and perhaps a variety of the African rooigras":[], ": ulla grass":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224136" }, "kangaroo hare":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": hare wallaby":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024931" } }