cause célèbre

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A cause célèbre (plural causes célèbres, French-language for "famous case") is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning and heated public debate.^[1] The term is particularly used in connection with celebrated legal cases.^[2] It is a French phrase in common usage in English. The phrase originated with the 37-volume Nouvelles Causes Célèbres, published in 1763, which was a collection of reports of well-known French court decisions from the 17th and 18th centuries.^{[citation needed]}

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See also

• Landmark decision
• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers
• Media circus
• Missing White Woman Syndrome

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