show trial

English

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. [1937]

Translations

trial held for appearance's sake

• Arabic: محاكمة شكلية
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擺樣子公審／摆样子公审 (bǎiyàngzi gōngshěn), 作秀公審／作秀公审 (zuòxiù gōngshěn)

• Danish: skueproces (da) c
• Dutch: showproces (nl) n
• Esperanto: parodia proceso
• Finnish: näytösoikeudenkäynti (fi)
• French: parodie de procès f
• German: Schauprozess (de) m
• Greek: δίκη-παρωδία f (díki-parodía)
• Hebrew: משפט ראווה
• Hungarian: koncepciós per, kirakatper (hu)
• Icelandic: sýndarréttarhöld n pl
• Italian: processo farsa
• Korean: 보여주기 재판 (boyeojugi jaepan)
• Polish: proces pokazowy
• Portuguese: julgamento encenado
• Russian: показа́тельный суд m (pokazátelʹnyj sud), показа́тельный суде́бный проце́сс m (pokazátelʹnyj sudébnyj procéss), суди́лище (ru) (sudílišče)
• Spanish: farsa judicial f
• Swedish: skenprocess c, skenrättegång (sv) c, skådeprocess (sv) c
• Turkish: göstermelik duruşma
• Ukrainian: показо́вий проце́с m (pokazóvyj procés)

See also

• kangaroo court
• lynching