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Definition of show trial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

show trial

noun

/ˈʃəʊ traɪəl/

/ˈʃəʊ traɪəl/

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an unfair trial of somebody in court, organized by a government for political reasons, not in order to find out the truth

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