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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOW TRIAL

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Show trial is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SHOW TRIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Show trial

The term show trial is a pejorative description of a type of highly public trial in which there is a strong connotation that the judicial authorities have already determined the guilt of the defendant. The actual trial has as its only goal to present the accusation and the verdict to the public as an impressive example and as a warning to other would-be dissidents or transgressors. Show trials tend to be retributive rather than correctional justice and also conducted for propagandistic purposes. The term was first recorded in the 1930s.

Definition of show trial in the English dictionary

The definition of show trial in the dictionary is a trial conducted primarily to make a particular impression on the public or on other nations, esp one that demonstrates the power of the state over the individual.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOW TRIAL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOW TRIAL

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Synonyms and antonyms of show trial in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «show trial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOW TRIAL

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Translator English - Chinese

摆样子公审
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juicio mediático
570 millions of speakers

English

show trial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शो परीक्षण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

محاكمة صورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Показательный процесс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

show de julgamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচার দেখান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

procès-spectacle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menunjukkan percubaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schauprozess
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見せしめ裁判
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쇼 재판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coba coba
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cho thử nghiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசாரணையை காட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शो चाचणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deneme göstermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spettacolo di prova
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proces pokazowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

показовий процес
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spectacol proces
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

δίκη-παρωδία
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

wys verhoor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

skenrättegång
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

prøve showet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of show trial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOW TRIAL»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOW TRIAL»

Discover the use of show trial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to show trial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Amos Elan.
Hannah Arendt, 2006
2
Genocide in Cambodia: Documents from the Trial of Pol Pot ...
The Trial The well-worn shibboleth “show trial” is a negative phrase sometimes used to characterize criminal proceedings in a political context. The outcome is known beforehand; absent are the fundamentals of due process: an impartial ...
Howard J. De Nike, John Quigley, Kenneth J. Robinson, 2011
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Show Trials: Stalinist Purges in Eastern Europe, 1948-1954
In his closing statement, the prosecutor spelled out the significance of the show trial. "This trial is of international importance," he said. "In this courtroom, we pass judgment not only on the accused. . . . Not only Rajk and his associates are here  ...
George H. Hodos, Joseph Stalin, 1987
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Prophet and Teacher: An Introduction to the Historical Jesus
... we mean when we speak of a trial. None of this applies to the trial of Jesus, and that is why this study will speak of a "show trial" in Jerusalem. What is a show trial? A show trial is one way of processing deviants in an authoritarian society.
William R. Herzog, 2005
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Intelligentsia and Revolution
Lenin, Polnoe sobranie sochinenii, 44:399; see also Jansen, Show Trial, p. 27. 233. Lenin, Polnoe sobranie sochinenii, 44:396; also cited in Jansen, Show Trial, p. 27. 234. The Twelve, pp. 42-50; Jansen provides a detailed description of the ...
Jane Burbank, 1986
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Torture and Democracy
Why were authoritarian states uninterested in stealthy electrotorture? The Soviets , who had the keenest interest in stealthy torture, never used it for show trial preparations. And when electrotorture does appear in empires of authoritarian states, ...
Darius Rejali, 2009
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The Right to a Speedy and Public Trial: A Reference Guide to ...
The term “show trial” bears the pejorative connotation that the trial is literally only a form of theater because the state is using a proceeding with a preordained end —a guilty verdict—to deter certain conduct. Warren does not distinguish an ...
Susan N. Herman, 2006
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Law, War & Crime: War Crimes, Trials and the Reinvention of ...
Defendants have been quick to conflate the show trial with the idea of victor's justice. The show trials charge was raised recently, too, again in relation to the decision to begin war crimes investigations in relation to UK soldiers involved in ...
Gerry J. Simpson, 2013
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Stalinism: Essays in Historical Interpretation
Finally, there was the political "show" trial as the epitome of the jurisprudence of terror. Coopting the legal forms and procedures of a criminal trial, the prerogative authorities brought to political justice selected surrogates for the prevailing ...
Robert Robert Charles Tucker, American Council of Learned Societies. Planning Group on Comparative Communist Studies, 1977
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Britain Confronts the Stalin Revolution: Anglo-Soviet ...
Anglo-Soviet Relations and the Metro-Vickers Crisis Gordon W. Morrell. The Metro-Vickers Show Trial The dictatorship of the proletariat is authority unlimited by any statutes whatever. But the dictatorship of the proletariat, creating its own laws, ...
Gordon W. Morrell, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOW TRIAL»

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China Security Chief's Secret Trial Exposes Limits of Xi's Power
The conviction of China's former security chief in a secret one-day trial laid bare ... “Bo Xilai revealed what could go wrong in a show trial,” said Rosita Dellios, ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
2
The Point of an Auschwitz Trial, Even Now
The trial of Oskar Groening, a 93-year-old former Auschwitz guard, goes far ... a message to future generations while not seeming like a show trial -- a difficult ... «Bloomberg View, Apr 15»
3
American Show Trials
Tsarnaev trail has been a show trial very much in line with similar political spectacles dating back in the U.S. more then a century. As a spectacle, these trials use ... «CounterPunch, Apr 15»
4
FGM trial: CPS accused of 'show trial' as UK's first female genital …
The Crown Prosecution Service has been criticised for staging a misguided female gentital mutilation (FGM) “show trial” – after a young doctor was cleared by a ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
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Moderate Uighur scholar faces trial in China that critics say …
Human Rights Watch called Tohti's prosecution a “travesty of justice”and said he faced a politicized show trial that would only serve to deepen perceptions of ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
6
Guantanamo Defense Lawyer Resigns, Says US Case Is 'Stacked'
He has accused the U.S. government of "abhorrent leadership" on human rights and due process guarantees and says it is crafting a "show trial." Wright joined ... «NPR, Aug 14»
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China: Reverse Judgment in Show Trial of Xu Zhiyong
News of the trial has been censored, as has reporting by foreign media on how relatives of top leaders keep offshore accounts to hold unexplained wealth. «Human Rights Watch, Jan 14»
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Notes From Egypt's Show Trial
It was an altogether different spectacle from the televised trial of Mr. Morsi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak. When Mr. Mubarak was brought into court on a ... «New York Times, Nov 13»
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From Gang of Four to Bo Xilai: Reporting from China's 'show trials'
Covering the trial of Bo Xilai, a man once tipped to rise to the summit of Chinese politics, reminded me of the time I reported on a similarly explosive story in the ... «CNN, Aug 13»
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Gaddafi's Son Seeks UK Help Over 'Show Trial'
Gaddafi's Son Seeks UK Help Over 'Show Trial'. Saif al-Islam's lawyer fears his client, who faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, will get a ... «Sky News, Aug 13»

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