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   Cause cé·lè·bre

   /ˌkôz səˈleb(rə)/

   

   noun

   • 1. a controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention: "suddenly, saving the station's architectural integrity became a cause célèbre"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: French, literally ‘famous case’.

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   What is a cause célèbre?

   • A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of public attention and discussion. The Kravchenko trial became a cause célèbre in Paris and internationally. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a cause célèbre in law?

   • A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning and heated public debate. The term is particularly used in connection with celebrated legal cases.

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   What if a person prominent in a cause célèbre belongs to himself?

   • He had transgressed the unwritten law of the English constitution that a person prominent in a cause célèbre belongs for the time being, not to himself, but to the nation at large. He put the question in a quiet, passionless tone, as if he were discussing some cause célèbre in which he had nothing more than a professional interest.

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   How do you spell cause celebre in French?

   • Cause celebre. A cause celebre is something that garners a lot of public attention, usually a famous incident or legal case. It literally means famous case in French. Also, In French it is spelled , but the accent marks are usually omitted in English, as shown by the ngram below.

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   CAUSE CÉLÈBRE meaning: 1. an event, such as a famous legal trial, that attracts a lot of public attention 2. an event…. Learn more.

   • Znaczenie Cause Célèbre, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     cause célèbre definicja: 1. an event, such as a famous legal...

   • Translation to Mandarin Chinese

     cause célèbre translations: 轰动一时的事件；引起公众关注的诉讼案. Learn more...

   • Translation to Traditional Chinese

     cause célèbre translations: 轟動一時的事件；引起公眾關注的訴訟案. Learn more...

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   noun. a famous lawsuit, trial, or controversy. cause célèbre. A cause or issue, generally political, that arouses public opinion: “The question of the draft was a cause célèbre in the 1960s.”. From French, meaning “celebrated cause.”.

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   Cause Célèbre – Meaning & Examples. Cause célèbre isn’t a term you hear often used in everyday conversation. I’ve really only ever seen it within the context of a powerful new story. But it’s a phrase that can be applied to anything popular or high profile, like a murder case or celebrity gossip.

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   May 23, 2024 · Definition of 'cause célèbre' cause célèbre. (koʊz seɪlebrə ) also cause celebre. Word forms: plural causes célèbres. countable noun. A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of public attention and discussion . [formal] The trial became a cause celebre in Paris and internationally.

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   May 22, 2024 · cause célèbre in American English. (ˈkɔz səˈlɛb ; ˈkɔz səˈlɛbrə ; French koʊzseɪˈlɛbʀ (ə)) or cause celebre (ˈkɔz səˈlɛb ; ˈkɔz səˈlɛbrə ; French koʊzseɪˈlɛbʀ (ə)) 1. a celebrated law case, trial, or controversy. 2. a person, thing, or incident that has become widely known, often because of controversy ...

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   Definitions of cause celebre. noun. an incident that attracts great public attention. see more. see less. type of: incident. a single distinct event.