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Definition of Show trial
1. Noun. A trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance.
Definition of Show trial
1. Noun. A trial held for appearance's sake, but for which the verdict is predetermined. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Show Trial
Literary usage of Show trial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"... of Proof is upon <he parly seeking to limit the operation of ihe trial " was
held inadmissible on a later stipulation to the fiist trial, to show trial. ..."
2. U.S.-Libya Relations: A New Era?: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Ed Royce (2001)
"The trial would be a genuine criminal proceeding, not a political show trial.
Upon surrender of the suspects, UN sanctions were suspended in accordance with ..."
3. Digest of the Game, Fish and Forestry Laws by Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Game Commissioners (1921)
"Any person may bring, or cause to be brought, into the State, for a period of
thirty days, one or more dogs for show, trial, or breeding purposes without ..."
4. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"In 1928 Stalin held a show trial of fifty-three mine managers and engineers for
alleged sabotage and counterrevolution with foreign involvement. ..."
5. Breaking with Communism: The Intellectual Odyssey of Bertram D. Wolfe by Bertram David Wolfe, Robert Hessen (1990)
"... right there in that first show trial and that first divergence in the Politburo.
I am enclosing a copy of my own analysis of the Shakhty trial which I ..."
6. Bookkeeping and Accounting Exercises by Robert Joseph Bennett (1912)
"show trial Balance of Ledger when thus arranged. JULY 1. Began a wholesale and
retail carpet business. Invested cash on deposit in Merchants' Bank, $4500; ..."
7. Bookkeeping and Accounting Exercises by Robert Joseph Bennett (1912)
"show trial Balance of Ledger when thus arranged. JULY i. Began a wholesale and
retail carpet business. Invested cash on deposit in Merchants' Bank, $4500; ..."
8. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"... of Proof is upon <he parly seeking to limit the operation of ihe trial " was
held inadmissible on a later stipulation to the fiist trial, to show trial. ..."
9. U.S.-Libya Relations: A New Era?: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Ed Royce (2001)
"The trial would be a genuine criminal proceeding, not a political show trial.
Upon surrender of the suspects, UN sanctions were suspended in accordance with ..."
10. Digest of the Game, Fish and Forestry Laws by Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Game Commissioners (1921)
"Any person may bring, or cause to be brought, into the State, for a period of
thirty days, one or more dogs for show, trial, or breeding purposes without ..."
11. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"In 1928 Stalin held a show trial of fifty-three mine managers and engineers for
alleged sabotage and counterrevolution with foreign involvement. ..."
12. Breaking with Communism: The Intellectual Odyssey of Bertram D. Wolfe by Bertram David Wolfe, Robert Hessen (1990)
"... right there in that first show trial and that first divergence in the Politburo.
I am enclosing a copy of my own analysis of the Shakhty trial which I ..."
13. Bookkeeping and Accounting Exercises by Robert Joseph Bennett (1912)
"show trial Balance of Ledger when thus arranged. JULY 1. Began a wholesale and
retail carpet business. Invested cash on deposit in Merchants' Bank, $4500; ..."
14. Bookkeeping and Accounting Exercises by Robert Joseph Bennett (1912)
"show trial Balance of Ledger when thus arranged. JULY i. Began a wholesale and
retail carpet business. Invested cash on deposit in Merchants' Bank, $4500; ..."
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