What does it mean when they say that "a trial has been short-circuited"?
The context is that of two inmates that get exectuted without undergoing trial. So I guess the meaning is clear, but can you give me an equivalent phrase? Maybe "The trial was killed/they killed the trial"?
eg The authorities skipped the trial.
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