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slapp suit noun action against public, action to deter protests, harassment through legal means, infliction of punnshment for protesting, judicial process as a means to dissourage protests, lawsuit to deter opposition, litigation to deter opposition, participation suit, retaliation for protests, retribution for protesting, retributive justice, scare tactics, strategic lawsuit, vengeance Associated concepts: antislapp suit How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A SLAPP, or Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, is a suit filed solely for the purpose of chilling free speech. Abdallah Farrukh is a SLAPP - or strategic lawsuit against public participation - which is brought to obtain an economic advantage over a defendant, not to vindicate a legal right of the plaintiff, attorneys for Farrukh said in court papers. In legal jargon, food disparagement suits are called SLAPPs, for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. |
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