political trial
C1572
concept
A political trial is a legal proceeding in which charges, procedures, or outcomes are significantly influenced by political interests or power struggles rather than being determined solely by impartial application of the law.
Observed surface forms (1)
- show trial defendant ×1
Instances (7)
- Trial of the Sixteen
- Trial of the Twenty-One
- Rivonia Trial
- trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
- impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- Vagarshak Ter-Vaganyan via concept surface "show trial defendant"
- Lahore Conspiracy Case