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slapp suit

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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


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Now everybody who has been sued where the plaintiff chooses to dismiss the case will file a motion for attorneys' fees claiming it was a SLAPP suit," he said.
It's our opinion that our suit was not a SLAPP suit.
In the US, many small diaper services have been forced out of business because of numerous SLAPP suits by disposable diaper manufacturers, and the cloth diaper industry has been unable to compete with the million dollar advertising and public relations campaign of the disposable diaper industry.
 
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