/kawz" seuh leb"reuh, -leb"/ ; Fr. /kohz say leb"rddeu/ , pl. causes célèbres /kawz" seuh leb"reuhz, seuh lebz", kaw"ziz seuh leb"reuh, -leb"/ ; Fr. /kohz say leb"rddeu/ .
any controversy that attracts great public attention, as a celebrated legal case or trial.
[ 1755-65; ]