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fishing expedition

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A quick definition of fishing expedition:

Term: Fishing Expedition

Definition: When someone tries to find out too much information from a person or group, it's called a fishing expedition. This is often used in legal cases when one side asks for too much information without a good reason. This can be a problem because it can lead to sensitive information being shared that shouldn't be. Sometimes, courts have rules to stop this from happening.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Fishing expedition refers to someone overly investigating or demanding information from an individual or organization. In law, the term is most used to describe using the discovery phase of a lawsuit to demand too much information based on hunches and accusations. Discovery allows parties to demand a very large amount of information from one another that can be sensitive information, and these tools could be very destructive if unchecked. Varying by jurisdiction, courts have procedures in place for parties to challenge unruly discovery requests from opposing parties.

Example 1: A journalist is investigating a politician and sends a long list of questions to their office, including questions about their personal life and finances. The journalist is accused of going on a fishing expedition because the questions are not directly related to the politician's job or any specific allegations.

Example 2: In a lawsuit, one party requests all emails and documents from the other party for the past 10 years, even though the lawsuit only concerns events from the past year. The requesting party is accused of going on a fishing expedition because they are asking for too much information that is not relevant to the case.

These examples illustrate how someone can go on a fishing expedition by demanding too much information that is not directly related to their investigation or case. This can be harmful because it can invade someone's privacy or cause unnecessary stress and expense. Courts have procedures in place to prevent fishing expeditions and ensure that discovery requests are reasonable and relevant.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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