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Le procureur veut contredire cette version.

Le procureur veut contredire cette version.
The prosecutor wants to contradict this version.
From Lesson 297:Assuming that (en admettant que / à supposer que)·French

Questions & Answers about Le procureur veut contredire cette version.

Since the "vous" form of dire is vous dites, is the "vous" form here vous contredites?
Actually, no! While dire and redire use the -tes ending (vous dites, vous redites), most other verbs ending in -dire take the regular -ez ending. So, you would say vous contredisez.
Is a procureur the same thing as an avocat?
Not exactly. An avocat is the general term for a lawyer or attorney, such as a defense attorney. A procureur is specifically the public prosecutor or district attorney who brings criminal charges against someone on behalf of the state.
In this legal context, what does cette version usually refer to?
In French police and legal contexts, une version is common shorthand for une version des faits (a version of the facts). It refers to a suspect's or witness's specific account of what happened, or their side of the story.
How would I apply this lesson's grammar to say "Supposing that the prosecutor wants to contradict this version..."?
You could say À supposer que le procureur veuille contredire cette version or En admettant que le procureur veuille contredire cette version. Because both of these advanced conditional phrases require the subjunctive, the indicative verb veut must change to the subjunctive form veuille.

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