mettre en cause/accusation

[prêt-à-penser]

Bonjour,

Est-ce qu'il y a une différence entre mettre en cause et mettre en accusation. Est-ce qu'on utilise tous les deux plutot dans un cadre juridique ou peut-on les utiliser dans une maniere informelle.

merci!

 

[RuK]

I'd be interested to learn the legal distinction. I'm certain there is one. (There was recently a reform of the judicial process regarding charging people with crimes, and I think some of this terminology is quite recent).

In normal, casual speech, mis en cause is used all the time - his company failed, but he wasn't mis en cause - he wasn't considered at fault. I think "mis en accusation" would be a formal thing, though.

 

[edwingill]

mettre en cause, in a legal sense = to implicate someone. mettre en accusation, in a legal sense = to indict someone. mettre en accusation can mean to censure someone.