travesty
Justice grossly perverted
A travesty is a grotesque or absurd misrepresentation of something, usually something serious or worthy.
A trial conducted without proper procedure is a travesty of justice.
The word carries indignation—calling something a travesty implies it fails so badly at what it should be that the result is insulting or farcical: The investigation was a travesty from start to finish.
Satirical imitation
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- shamFraudulent imitation
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
burlesque · spoof · caricature · send-up · takeoff · masquerade · pantomime · imitation
Corruption or deviant distortion
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- bastardizationCorrupting something's original form
twisting · warping · debasement · degradation · subversion · mangling · mutilation · defacement
parody
Satirical imitation
lampoon · burlesque · spoof · caricature · send-up · takeoff · masquerade · pantomime · imitation · ridicule
perversion
Corruption or deviant distortion
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
bastardization · twisting · warping · debasement · degradation · subversion · mangling · mutilation · defacement · prostitution
injustice
Denial of fair treatment
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
disgrace · shame · affront · insult · indignity · offense · violation · desecration · infamy · wrongdoing
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody
- Parodiesspoof, Spaceballs, Naked Gun, Scary Movie, take-off
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof
- story typesmyth, fable, fables, legend, drama
- humor typessatire, parody, sarcasm, irony, banter
- Satirical PlaysTartuffe, The Birds, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Threepenny Opera, Rhinoceros
travestyveracity
Conformity to fact
faithful adaptation · fidelity · verisimilitude · mirror image
- travesty of justiceGrossly unfair legal outcome