Difference between revisions of "Show trial"
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Examples include the trials of alleged [[Trotskyist]]s and spies carried out during the [[Great Purges]] of [[Stalin]], the trials of the so-called plotters following the July 1944 attempt to assassinate [[Hitler]], and in recent times, the [[Pelosi Panel]] stemming from the [[January 6 protests]] against the [[Democrat election fraud]] that led to [[Joe Biden]] being illegally installed as "president". They existed as early as during the [[French Revolution]], more infamously the [[Reign of Terror]], with [[Thomas Paine]] briefly observing it. | Examples include the trials of alleged [[Trotskyist]]s and spies carried out during the [[Great Purges]] of [[Stalin]], the trials of the so-called plotters following the July 1944 attempt to assassinate [[Hitler]], and in recent times, the [[Pelosi Panel]] stemming from the [[January 6 protests]] against the [[Democrat election fraud]] that led to [[Joe Biden]] being illegally installed as "president". They existed as early as during the [[French Revolution]], more infamously the [[Reign of Terror]], with [[Thomas Paine]] briefly observing it. | ||
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| + | The OED asserts that "show trial" is used roughly 0.2 times among every million words in modern written English. By comparison, the term "leftist" is used about 3 times in every million English words.<ref>https://www.oed.com/dictionary/leftist_n?tab=factsheet#39628910</ref> | ||
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The [[OED]] cites the first use of the term "show trial" as being in 1928, in the ''Times of India''. | The [[OED]] cites the first use of the term "show trial" as being in 1928, in the ''Times of India''. | ||
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Revision as of 05:17, May 19, 2024
The term show trial refers to a highly publicized and politically-motivated trial, in which the verdict is predetermined by the controlling political regime.
As defined by Oxford Languages and provided by the Google search engine, a show trial is "a judicial trial held in public with the intention of influencing or satisfying public opinion, rather than of ensuring justice."
Examples include the trials of alleged Trotskyists and spies carried out during the Great Purges of Stalin, the trials of the so-called plotters following the July 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler, and in recent times, the Pelosi Panel stemming from the January 6 protests against the Democrat election fraud that led to Joe Biden being illegally installed as "president". They existed as early as during the French Revolution, more infamously the Reign of Terror, with Thomas Paine briefly observing it.
Frequency of usage
The OED asserts that "show trial" is used roughly 0.2 times among every million words in modern written English. By comparison, the term "leftist" is used about 3 times in every million English words.[1]
