procès d'intention
French
Etymology
Literally, "trial of intention". Compare Italian processo alle intenzioni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.sɛ d‿ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
Noun
procès d'intention m (plural procès d'intention)
- (philosophy) Instance of dismissing a claim by questioning someone's motives; appeal to motive.
- Act of speculating on someone's intentions and judging them, as if it were a trial for the crime of having said intentions.
- faire un procès d'intention à quelqu'un ― to question someone's motives; to impute motives to someone