a kangaroo court

a kangaroo court
1) судебная инсценировка, судилище (особ. устраиваемое заключёнными в тюрьме для наказания проштрафившихся, определения, сколько денег или табака должно остаться у вновь прибывшего заключённого и т. п.) [букв. "суд кенгуру"; намёк на то, что через закон "перепрыгивают", т. е. обходят его; первонач. амер.]

A municipal judge recently imposed a fine of twenty-five dollars and costs for contempt of court when a man called the municipal court a kangaroo court. (DAS) — Когда обвиняемый назвал муниципальный суд "судом преступников", судья к 25 долларам штрафа прибавил еще штраф за неуважение к суду.

2) незаконное судебное разбирательство

He could order the finest court room trimmings, I told him, but it would still be a kangaroo court and people would know it. (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. XXI) — Можете, говорю, устроить самый торжественный суд со всеми аксессуарами, и все равно он будет липовый, и все это отлично поймут.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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