Kangaroo court
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span>.” <span word="Kangaroo">Kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mock">mock</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manners">manners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entirety">entirety</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, “<span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="kangaroos">kangaroos</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="hopping">hopping</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australasia">Australasia</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="presiding">presiding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Rush">Rush</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="diggers">diggers</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="kangaroos">kangaroos</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pouched">pouched</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="citation">citation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Paxton">Paxton</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="Hammett">Hammett</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1853 <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="stray">stray</span> <span word="Yankee">Yankee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>:</p>
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