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show trial
noun
: a trial in a court of law in which the verdict has been decided in advance
Full Definition of SHOW TRIAL
: a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public confession is often extracted
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First Known Use of SHOW TRIAL
1937
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