Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    Schauprozess

    показа́тельный судpokazátelʹnyj sud, показа́тельный суде́бный проце́ссpokazátelʹnyj sudébnyj procéss, суди́лищеsudílišče

    показо́вий проце́сpokazóvyj procés

    a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom won't show up for trial.

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Translations

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Русский
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trial held for appearance's sake:

Forms

plural: show trials
Singularshow trial
Pluralshow trials

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Word family

2 related words

See also

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