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)

  1. (philosophy) Instance of dismissing a claim by questioning someone's motives; appeal to motive.
  2. 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
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