the phrase kangaroo court comes from an american source.
the phrase kangaroo court comes from an american source.
where does the phrase kangaroo court come from?
an american source
the term "kangaroo court" is often erroneously believed to have its origin from the courts of australia's penal colonies. the "oxford english dictionary" cites the first published instance of the term as from an american source, "a stray yankee in texas" by philip paxton, published in the year 1853. there are, however, earlier instances of the term including an 1841 article in "the daily" "picayune" in new orleans that quotes another publication, the "concordia intelligencer" reporting several lynchings instituted "on charges of the kangaroo court." the "picayune" article asks ""what is a kangaroo court, neighbor?" some sources suggest that it may have been popularized during the california gold rush of 1849 to which many thousands of australians flocked. in consequence of the australian diggers' presence, it may have come about as a description of the hastily carried-out proceedings used to deal with the issue of claim jumping miners. ostensibly, the term comes from the notion of justice proceeding "by leaps", like a kangaroo – in other words, "jumping over" (intentionally ignoring) evidence that would be in favour of the defendant. an alternative theory is that as these courts are often convened quickly to deal with an immediate issue, they are called kangaroo courts as they have "jumped up" out of nowhere like a kangaroo. another possibility is that the phrase could refer to the pouch of a kangaroo, meaning the court is in someone's pocket. the phrase is popular in the uk, us, australia and new zealand and is still in common use. it is also possible that the australian miners used it to describe the actions of local american vigilantes who, because of claims of lawlessness amongst the australians, took matters into their own hands to the point of hanging several without trial.
kangaroo court
a lyric video was published on youtube on october 29, 2013.









































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bullet::::1. "kangaroo court" – 3:43









































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bullet::::4. "one minute more"* – 3:38









































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bullet::::6. "kangaroo court" – 4:42









































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bullet::::1. "kangaroo court" – 3:43









































bullet::::2. "kangaroo court" – 4:09









































bullet::::3. "new town crier" "original song" – 3:22
kangaroo court (song)