| 单词 | show trial |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshow trial show trial n. a judicial trial held in public with the intention of influencing or satisfying public opinion, and typically having a predetermined verdict; esp. a trial of political dissidents in a totalitarian state, held with the intention of suppressing dissent or demonstrating the power of the state. [After Russian pokazatel′nyj process (1922 or earlier) < pokazatel′nyj , adjectival derivative of pokazyvat′ to show, demonstrate + process trial (see process n.).] ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > other types of trial oyer?a1475 trial by proviso1676 political trial1774 drumhead court-martial1835 trial at bar1866 speedy trial1894 show trial1928 treason trial1930 war trial1949 split trial1960 spy trial1972 1928 Times of India 29 Dec. 26/3 The local Communist Party has decided to hold what is called here [sc. in Moscow] ‘a show trial’ of a miner named Matchenko... These show trials are usually held in a theatre or public hall and are broadcast. 1937 E. Lyons Assignment in Utopia (1938) iii. x. 373 Sitmin..was the one whose young son had demanded his death... This was by now a standardized piece of business in important show trials. 1978 P. P. Read Train Robbers viii. 145 Because it was a show trial..many of the best barristers in England were retained. 2011 Independent 29 Aug. 1/2 Many of those who stood against Mr Lukashenko in last December's disputed elections have since been thrown in jail after a series of show trials. < as lemmas |
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