cause célèbre

1. A controversy that causes public debate. The town's polluted drinking water became a national cause célêbre when it was discovered that the local leaders had allowed it to happen.

2. A legal case that is famous or celebrated. The trial became a cause célêbre for those who felt the defendant was victimized by the legal system.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BÍCh	-	Vietnamese
Connell	KAHN-əl	English (Rare)
Macbeth	-	History
Nacio	NAH-thyo (Spanish), NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
FabiÁN	-	Spanish
Balthasar	[bɔ:l'θəzɑ:]