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172 lines
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{
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"kangaroo court":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a court characterized by irresponsible, unauthorized, or irregular status or procedures":[],
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": a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"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",
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"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",
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"Then it was blasted at kangaroo court on a huge screen. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"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",
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"Bill\u2019s hearing the next day is precisely the kangaroo court Ji-Yoon foretold. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"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",
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"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",
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"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"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125239",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"kangaroo dog":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an Australian breed of rough-haired dogs that resemble greyhounds and that are used for hunting kangaroos":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151427"
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},
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"kangaroo closure":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the restriction of debate to those amendments judged by the presiding officer of a legislative body to be most appropriate":[
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"the New Zealand House has not had to adopt \u2026 the kangaroo closure",
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"\u2014 Walter Nash"
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],
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"\u2014 compare guillotine":[
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"the New Zealand House has not had to adopt \u2026 the kangaroo closure",
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"\u2014 Walter Nash"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170614"
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},
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"kangaroo feathers":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": nonsense":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190805"
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},
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"kangaroo beetle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": 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":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002136"
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},
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"kangaroo bear":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": koala":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051552"
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},
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"kanzu":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long white robe worn by African men (as the Swahili)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kan(\u02cc)z\u00fc"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Swahili":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213435"
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},
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"kangaroo grass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several grasses of the genus Themeda: such as":[],
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": 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":[],
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": ulla grass":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224136"
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},
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"kangaroo hare":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hare wallaby":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024931"
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}
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} |