Amnesty International has denounced the show trials of political dissidents.
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show trial — show .trial n an unfair ↑trial that is organized by a government for political reasons, not in order to find out whether someone is guilty ▪ Stalin staged a series of show trials … Dictionary of contemporary English
show trial — show ,trial noun count a trial that a government arranges for political reasons and decides the result of before the trial begins … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
show trial — ► NOUN ▪ a judicial trial held in public with the intention of influencing or satisfying public opinion, rather than of ensuring justice … English terms dictionary
show trial — n. a trial, widely publicized and seemingly open and fair, of a person regarded as a political subversive or ideological dissident, in which a verdict of guilty is assured by means of false evidence, a forced confession, etc … English World dictionary
Show trial — The term show trial is a pejorative description of a type of highly public trial. The term was first recorded in the 1930s. [OED] There is a strong connotation that the judicial authorities have already determined the guilt of the defendant and… … Wikipedia
show trial — noun a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance • Hypernyms: ↑trial * * * noun, pl ⋯ trials [count] : a trial in a court of law in which the verdict has been decided in advance They were forced to confess… … Useful english dictionary
show trial — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms show trial : singular show trial plural show trials a trial that a government arranges for political reasons and decides the result of before the trial begins … English dictionary
show trial — show′ tri al n. gov the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandist purposes • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
show trial — trial conducted in a totalitarian country that is not a true and fair trial (the outcome and sentence are generally pre determined) … English contemporary dictionary
show trial — noun (C) an unfair trial 1 (1) that is organized by a government for political reasons, not in order to find out whether someone is guilty: Inadequacies of the Soviet system that made such show trials necessary … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
