Test incompl/advan-528, Question 1

[Ilshat]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #528 "English Slang Idioms (120)", question 1

Soldiers, while in basic training, are encouraged not to form ......... courts to try their peers if it will result in violence amongst the ranks. They are encouraged to go to a superior for guidance and resolution for most issues.

(a) ad hoc
(b) kangaroo
(c) secret
(d) covert

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #528 "English Slang Idioms (120)", answer 1

Soldiers, while in basic training, are encouraged not to form kangaroo courts to try their peers if it will result in violence amongst the ranks. They are encouraged to go to a superior for guidance and resolution for most issues.

Correct answer: (b) kangaroo
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Hello my teacher,

I'd like to take the word a kangaroo not covert but I doubt. Could you explain its meaning? Thanks a lot in advance.

[Beeesneees]

A 'kangaroo court' is a sham legal proceeding which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust. It is an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded as guilty of a crime or misdemeanor. They are illegal and most often they are held where public feelings about the misdemeanor are high but where there is a lack of good evidence.
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