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Cause célèbre — Cause cé|lè|bre auch: Cause cé|lèb|re 〈[ko:z selɛ:brə] f.; , s s [ko:z selɛ:brə]〉 1. aufsehenerregender Rechtsfall 2. Schauprozess [frz., „berühmter Rechtssteit, berühmte Angelegenheit“] * * * I Cause célèbre Die in … Universal-Lexikon
cause célèbre — (French: famous case.) A trial or lawsuit in which the subject matter or a participant is particularly newsworthy, unusual, or sensational and that typically attracts a great deal of media attention. For example, the case of Scott Peterson,… … Law dictionary
cause célèbre — or cause celebre [kôz′ sə leb′, kôz′leb′rə; ] Fr [ kōz sā le′br ] n. [Fr] 1. a celebrated law case, trial, or controversy 2. a person, thing, or incident that has become widely known, often because of controversy … English World dictionary
cause célèbre — cause cé|lè|bre [ˌkəuz seˈlebrə, ˌko:z US ˌko:z , ˌkouz ] n plural causes célèbres (same pronunciation) [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: famous legal case ] an event or legal case that a lot of people become interested in, because it is an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cause célèbre — Cause cé|lèbre* [kozse lɛbr] die; , s s [kozse lɛbr] <aus gleichbed. fr. cause célèbre>: a) berühmter Rechtsstreit; b) berüchtigte Angelegenheit … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Cause célèbre — (franz., spr. lōs ßelǟbr ), merkwürdiger Rechtsfall, Aufsehen erregender Prozeß etc … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cause célèbre — (frz., spr. kohs ßĕlähbr), merkwürdiger Rechtsfall, Aufsehen erregendes Ereignis … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Cause célèbre — er et fremmedord for en sensationel eller fashionabel retssag … Danske encyklopædi
cause celebre — cause célèbre (izg. kȏz selȇbr) m DEFINICIJA pravn. pravni slučaj koji izaziva osobitu pozornost ETIMOLOGIJA fr … Hrvatski jezični portal
cause célèbre — [n] controversial issue bone of contention, celebrated case, controversy, debate, grist for the gossip mill*, hot potato*, moot point, political football*, scandal, war of words; concepts 46,278,665 … New thesaurus
cause célèbre — ► NOUN (pl. causes célèbres pronunc. same) ▪ a controversial issue arousing great public interest. ORIGIN French, famous case … English terms dictionary
