show trial en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
We demand an end to these "Revere" showtrials. The indictments were drawn through forced testimony of gay youth and coerced testimony of gay men. The indictments were inspired by those seeking to use homophobia for political purposes. The trial is now being used by those who would exploit hatred of homosexuals.
1978 December 23, John Mitzel, Charley Shively, Ed Hougen, Tom Reeves, “Boston/Boise Committee”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 22, page 5:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| show trials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (27)
hu koncepciós per (trial held for appearance's sake) · ru показа́тельный суде́бный проце́сс (trial held for appearance's sake) · fr parodie de procès (trial held for appearance's sake) · pl proces pokazowy (trial held for appearance's sake) · uk показо́вий проце́с (trial held for appearance's sake) · de Schauprozess (trial held for appearance's sake) · fi näytösoikeudenkäynti (trial held for appearance's sake) · ru суди́лище (trial held for appearance's sake) · sv skenprocess (trial held for appearance's sake) · it processo farsa (trial held for appearance's sake) · el δίκη-παρωδία (trial held for appearance's sake) · ko 보여주기 재판 (trial held for appearance's sake) · da skueproces (trial held for appearance's sake) · sv skenrättegång (trial held for appearance's sake) · cmn 擺樣子公審 /摆样子公审 (trial held for appearance's sake) · ru показа́тельный суд (trial held for appearance's sake) · is sýndarréttarhöld (trial held for appearance's sake) · es farsa judicial (trial held for appearance's sake) · eo parodia proceso (trial held for appearance's sake) · hu kirakatper (trial held for appearance's sake) · he משפט ראווה (trial held for appearance's sake) · nl showproces (trial held for appearance's sake) · pt julgamento encenado (trial held for appearance's sake) · cmn 作秀公審 /作秀公审 (trial held for appearance's sake) · ar محاكمة شكلية (trial held for appearance's sake) · tr göstermelik duruşma (trial held for appearance's sake) · sv skådeprocess (trial held for appearance's sake)