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counter-trial

counter-trial noun: a staged trial, running in parallel with a real one that is thought to be politically motivated or otherwise rigged, in which the truth can be made public.

Noun

counter-trial (plural counter-trials)

  1. A staged trial, running in parallel with a real one that is thought to be politically motivated or otherwise rigged, in which the truth can be made public.

Forms of counter-trial

pluralcounter-trials
alternative formcountertrial
alternative formcounter trial

Origin of counter-trial

From counter- + trial.

Questions about counter-trial

What does counter-trial mean?
Counter-trial means a staged trial, running in parallel with a real one that is thought to be politically motivated or otherwise rigged, in which the truth can be made public.
What part of speech is counter-trial?
Counter-trial is a noun.
What is the plural of counter-trial?
The plural of counter-trial is counter-trials.

Words near counter-trial in the dictionary

  1. counter-terrorized
  2. counter-terrorizes
  3. counter-terrorizing
  4. counter-time
  5. counter-times
  6. counter-trial
  7. counter-trials
  8. counter-trippant
  9. counter-tripping
  10. counter-vair
  11. counter-vairy

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