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J'accuse

//ʒəˈkjuːz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An accusation, especially one made publicly.

    "It was a rare combination of circumstances that led Cramer to agree to sit still and listen to Stewart engage in his j'accuse."

Etymology

Borrowing from French J'Accuse ("I accuse"), the title of an 1898 open letter from writer Emile Zola to the president of France during the Dreyfus Affair.

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