procès d'intention

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, trial of intention. Compare Italian processo alle intenzioni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.sɛ d‿ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

Noun

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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’unto question someone's motives; to impute motives to someone