show trial

English

Noun

show trial (plural show trials)

1. A trial held for appearance's sake, but for which the verdict is predetermined; especially when the verdict is "guilty", and the purpose of the trial is to make an example of the accused. [1937]

Translations

trial held for appearance's sake

• Chinese:

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

• Danish: skueproces (da) c
• Dutch: showproces (nl) n
• Finnish: näytösoikeudenkäynti (fi)
• French: parodie de procès f
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• German: Schauprozess (de) m
• Greek: δίκη-παρωδία f (díki-parodía)
• Hungarian: koncepciós per
• Russian: показа́тельный суд m (pokazátelʹnyj sud), показа́тельный суде́бный проце́сс m (pokazátelʹnyj sudébnyj procéss)
• Spanish: farsa judicial f
• Swedish: skenprocess c, skenrättegång c

See also

• kangaroo court