show trial

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

kangaroo court moot court summary trial unjust trial sham trial illegal court biased court farcical trial expeditious trial dishonest court unofficial court unauthorized court illegitimate court expedited trial irregular court
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Antonyms

proper trial just trial legitimate trial official court official trial authorized court
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Hypernyms

trial

Examples

A key event in the persecution of the Polish church was the Stalinist show trial of the Kraków Curia in January 1953. Source: Internet

He rejected this idea immediately, but the issue would later become the basis of Stalinist charges against him, culminating in the show trial of 1938. Source: Internet

At the end of the quick show trial the Ceaușescus were found guilty and sentenced to death. Source: Internet

Flack feared show trial: Tragic TV star Caroline 'was terrified about police bodycam footage of her being. Source: Internet

The party falsely accused him of treason, executed him and his co-defendants after a show trial, and ostracized his widow and young child. Source: Internet

Many of the anti-Nazi fronts and events that galvanized intellectual opinion in the 1930s––like the show trial of the Reichstag arsonists––appeared to be progressive and truly independent, but it was Munzenburg’s task to hide Moscow’s hand. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

show to be reasonable show to be true show towel show true colors show tune show tunes