impromptu court

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But Para’s overheated schedule - midnight phone calls, impromptu court appearances, personally transporting veterans from lockup to designated facilities - created an illusion of how far you can stretch a buck.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2016

The room became an impromptu court of law.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

Nor did her impromptu court end with that.

From Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas by Various

Then she turned to them and led them to an impromptu court of justice behind the wheel-house.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William

This impromptu court was trying him there in the open beside the cabin, and he knew that its verdict would be a speedy one.

From The Plunderer by Duer, Douglas