"show trial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: show trials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} show trial (plural show trials)
  1. (law) A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused. Wikipedia link: show trial Categories (topical): Law Related terms: kangaroo court, lynching Translations (trial held for appearance's sake): محاكمة شكلية (Arabic), 擺樣子公審 (Chinese Mandarin), 摆样子公审 (bǎiyàngzi gōngshěn) (Chinese Mandarin), 作秀公審 (Chinese Mandarin), 作秀公审 (zuòxiù gōngshěn) (Chinese Mandarin), skueproces [common-gender] (Danish), showproces [neuter] (Dutch), parodia proceso (Esperanto), näytösoikeudenkäynti (Finnish), parodie de procès [feminine] (French), Schauprozess [masculine] (German), δίκη-παρωδία (díki-parodía) [feminine] (Greek), משפט ראווה (Hebrew), koncepciós per (Hungarian), kirakatper (Hungarian), sýndarréttarhöld [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), processo farsa (Italian), 보여주기 재판 (boyeojugi jaepan) (Korean), proces pokazowy (Polish), julgamento encenado (Portuguese), показа́тельный суд (pokazátelʹnyj sud) [masculine] (Russian), показа́тельный суде́бный проце́сс (pokazátelʹnyj sudébnyj procéss) [masculine] (Russian), суди́лище (sudílišče) (Russian), farsa judicial [feminine] (Spanish), skenrättegång [common-gender] (Swedish), skenprocess [common-gender] (Swedish), skådeprocess [common-gender] (Swedish), göstermelik duruşma (Turkish), показо́вий проце́с (pokazóvyj procés) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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