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<p>A <b>show trial</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=public_trial">public trial</a> in which the <a href="page.php?w=guilt_%28law%29">guilt</a> or innocence of the <a href="page.php?w=defendant">defendant</a> has already been determined. It is a type of <a href="page.php?w=political_trial">political trial.</a> The purpose of holding a show trial is to present both accusation and verdict to the public, serving as an example and a <a href="page.php?w=deterrence_%28penology%29">warning</a> to other would-be <a href="page.php?w=dissident">dissident</a>s</p><p>
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