SHOW TRIAL

Meaning of SHOW TRIAL in English

( show trials)

People describe a trial as a show trial if they believe that the trial is unfair and is held for political reasons rather than in order to find out the truth.

...the show trials of political dissidents.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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SHOW TRIAL — noun Date: 1937 a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public confession is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOW TRIAL — noun : a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public confession is often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOW TRIAL — (esp. in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOW TRIAL — trial conducted in a totalitarian country that is not a true and fair trial (the outcome and sentence are generally …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOW TRIAL — Date: 1937 : a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public confession is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOW TRIAL — Function: noun Date: 1937 : a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOW TRIAL — ■ noun a judicial trial held in public with the intention of influencing or satisfying public opinion, rather than of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOW TRIAL — [show trial] n (1937): a trial (as of political opponents) in which the verdict is rigged and a public confession …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOW TRIAL — noun an unfair trial of sb in court, organized by a government for political reasons, not in order to find …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW TRIAL — ˈshow ˌtrial BrE AmE noun [countable] an unfair ↑ trial that is organized by a government for political reasons, not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOW TRIAL — (~s) People describe a trial as a ~ if they believe that the trial is unfair and is held for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOW TRIAL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After a brief show trial they were put in solitary confinement in appalling conditions until …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOW TRIAL — показательный суд
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOW TRIAL — показательный судебный процесс
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHOW TRIAL — показательный судебный процесс
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SHOW TRIAL — сущ. показательный судебный процесс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOW TRIAL — сущ. показательный судебный процесс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHOW TRIAL — показательный суд
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Armory Show burlesque show game show {{link=minstrel show">minstrel show show jumping talk show trade …
Английский словарь Британика
TRIAL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRIAL — /truy"euhl, truyl/ , n. 1. Law. a. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOW
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOW — I. ˈshō verb ( showed ˈshōd ; shown ˈshōn ; or showed ; show·ing ) Etymology: Middle English shewen, showen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRIAL — noun the act of trying or testing in any manner. 2. trial ·noun the act of testing by experience; proof; …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SHOW — [show] vb showed ; shown or showed ; show.ing [ME shewen, showen, fr. OE sceawian to look, look at, see; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRIAL — trial BrE AmE ˈtra ɪ ‿əl AmE ˈtraɪ‿ ə l ▷ trial|ed, ~led d ▷ trial|ing, \~ling ɪŋ ▷ trial|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRIAL — / ˈtraɪəl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LAW 1. [ U , C ] a formal examination of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW — / ʃəʊ; NAmE ʃoʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( showed , shown / ʃəʊn; NAmE ʃoʊn/ or, rarely, showed …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRIAL — I. tri ‧ al 1 S3 W2 /ˈtraɪəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: trier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOW — I. show 1 S1 W1 /ʃəʊ $ ʃoʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense showed , past participle shown /ʃəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRIAL — n. 1 a judicial examination and determination of issues between parties by a judge with or without a jury (stood …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOW
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRIAL — n. 1 a judicial examination and determination of issues between parties by a judge with or without a jury (stood …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOW
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRIAL — n.1 a judicial examination and determination of issues between parties by a judge with or without a jury (stood trial …
Oxford English vocab
SHOW
Oxford English vocab
TRIAL — ( trials) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A trial is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW — ( shows, showing, showed, shown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRIAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a case comes/goes to trial ▪ By the time her case went to trial, her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charity match/concert/show etc ▪ The band appeared at a charity concert for free. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRIAL — Synonyms and related words : Olympic games, Olympics, R and D, acid test, adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, agony, anguish, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOW — Synonyms and related words : Grand Guignol, Passion play, Prospero, Tom show, accompany, accord, account for, acting, advertise, affect, affectation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRIAL — n. Function: noun 1 the state or fact of being tested (as by suffering) FF1C; the Vietnam war period was …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TRIAL — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ fair , unfair ▪ The men claim they did not receive …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOW — I. noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live , recorded ▪ family ▪ cable ( AmE ), network …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOW
Longman Activator English vocab
TRIAL — INDEX: 1. the place where crimes or legal problems are judged 2. the parts of the legal process 3. the …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHOW — n. 25B6; verb the stitches do not show : BE VISIBLE, be seen, be in view, be obvious. he wouldn't …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRIAL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TRIAL — 1. сущ. 1) испытание, проба I took the car out for a trial on the roads. ≈ Я вывел автомобиль, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOW — 1. сущ. 1) показ, показывание, демонстрация (чего угодно - как факт) to vote by show of hands ≈ голосовать поднятием …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRIAL — trial.ogg _I 1. ʹtraıəl n 1. 1> испытание, проба trial of strength - проба /испытание/ силы to enter into a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOW — show.ogg 1. ʃəʋ n 1. показ, демонстрация a show of force - демонстрация силы to make a show of smth. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRIAL — 1) испытание 2) испытательный 3) машиностр. опыт 4) попытка 5) проба 6) пробный 7) эксперимент • adjust trial proportions — уточнять состав бетона by trial and error — методом …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TRIAL — trial сущ.1) испытание, проба I took the car out for a trial on the roads. — Я взял автомобиль, чтобы …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOW — show сущ.1) показ, показывание, демонстрация (чего угодно - как факт) to vote by show of hands — голосовать поднятием руки …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TRIAL — _I 1. ʹtraıəl n 1. 1> испытание, проба trial of strength - проба /испытание/ силы to enter into a trial …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOW — 1. ʃəʋ n 1. показ, демонстрация a show of force - демонстрация силы to make a show of smth. - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TRIAL — 1. сущ. 1) испытание, проба I took the car out for a trial on the roads. — Я взял автомобиль, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOW — 1. сущ. 1) показ, показывание, демонстрация ( чего угодно - как факт ) to vote by show of hands — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TRIAL — 1. сущ. 1) испытание, проба I took the car out for a trial on the roads. — Я взял автомобиль, чтобы испытать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHOW — 1. сущ. 1) показ, показывание, демонстрация (чего угодно - как факт) to vote by show of hands — голосовать поднятием руки a show …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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