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show trial  nounA judicial trial held in public with the intention of influencing or satisfying public opinion, rather than of ensuring justice.I doubt these people realize that what they're demanding in their outrage over the absence of a guilty verdict is a Stalinist show trial where the outcome is pre-determined and artificial closure is assured....- The two soldiers were also victims because they were charged solely to please Korean public, like a show trial.
- Now the government and the police are clearly determined to proceed with a major show trial, making it a test case for the right to free speech, as well as the rights to organize and demonstrate.
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