Usually means: Public trial with predetermined outcome.
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  1. show trial: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. show trial: Merriam-Webster
  3. show trial: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. show trial: Collins English Dictionary
  5. show trial: Vocabulary.com
  6. show-trial: Wordnik
  7. show trial: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. show trial: Wiktionary
  9. show trial: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. show trial: Dictionary.com
  11. Show Trial, Show trial: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. show trial: Rhymezone
  13. show trial: FreeDictionary.org
  14. show trial: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. show trial: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (show trial)

noun:  (law) A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused.

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