causes célèbres Synonyms

causes célèbres Meaning

causes célèbres

a legal case that excites widespread interest, a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode

FAQs About the word causes célèbres

a legal case that excites widespread interest, a notorious person, thing, incident, or episode

heroes, personalities, celebs, superstars, names,celebrities, stars, figures, somebodies, megastars

noncelebrities,nobodies,lightweights, mediocrities,

The O.J.

Simpson trial became one of the most famous causes célèbres of the 20th century.

The Dreyfus Affair, a notorious case of anti-Semitism, was a cause célèbre that captivated France in the late 19th century.

The Sacco and Vanzetti case, a controversial trial involving two Italian immigrants, became a major cause célèbre in the 1920s.