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show trial
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show trial
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(Law) 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
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Noun1.show trial - a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance
trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
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show trial nprocesso a scopo dimostrativo (spesso ideologico)


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Domestic and international human rights institutions criticize the work of the Ombudsman, arguing that this institution does not react on time to the staged trials against the Albanians, such as the trials for the Sopot and Brodec cases; the institutional discrimination; and Albanian education.
It was in the list of cast-offs, all desperately seeking new clubs, who paid to take part in a specially staged trial game at Luton in front of managers and scouts.
 
 
 
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