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North Carolina stratagem

North Carolina stratagem proper noun: a legal tactic in court proceedings, intended to place the opponent on to the wrong foot by unethical use of court procedures.

Proper noun

North Carolina stratagem

  1. (US) A legal tactic in court proceedings, intended to place the opponent on to the wrong foot by unethical use of court procedures
    • "They [judges] are awake to what is called the 'North Carolina stratagem', whereby an application is made, late on Friday with a thick pile of affidavits, to a judge unfamiliar with an area of law in the hope that the judge will grant the injunction sought out of caution".

Questions about North Carolina stratagem

What does North Carolina stratagem mean?
North Carolina stratagem means a legal tactic in court proceedings, intended to place the opponent on to the wrong foot by unethical use of court procedures.
What part of speech is North Carolina stratagem?
North Carolina stratagem is a proper noun.

Words near North Carolina stratagem in the dictionary

  1. North Cape
  2. North Carolina
  3. North Carolina coleslaw
  4. North Carolina pine
  5. North Carolina slaw
  6. North Carolina stratagem
  7. North Carolinaese
  8. North Carolinan
  9. North Carolinans
  10. North Carolinian
  11. North Carolinians

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