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—ambulance chasing.a lawyer who seeks accident victims as clients and encourages them to sue for damages.[1895-1900, Amer.]
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ambulance chaser — noun an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue • Hypernyms: ↑lawyer, ↑attorney * * * ˈambulance chaser noun (informal, disapproving … Useful english dictionary
