j'accuse Hear it!

j'accuse definition

j'accuse (z̸hȧ küz′)

noun

any strong denunciation: usually printed in italic type

Etymology: Fr, I accuse: phrase made famous by Émile Zola in a public letter attacking irregularities in the trial of Dreyfus

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