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fishing expedition

 
–noun Informal.
1. a legal proceeding mainly for the purpose of interrogating an adversary, or of examining his or her property and documents, in order to gain useful information.
2. any inquiry carried on without any clearly defined plan or purpose in the hope of discovering useful information.
Also called fishing trip.

Origin:
1960–65
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fishing expedition

  1. n.
    an exploratory search for facts. (This involves asking questions with no preconceived notion of what the answers might reveal.) : The lawyer was on a fishing expedition. There was no real wrong committed to justify a lawsuit.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Main Entry: fish·ing ex·pe·di·tion
Pronunciation: -"ek-sp&-'di-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : an inquiry (as by the use of discovery) that is unnecessarily extensive or unrelated to the lawsuit
2 : an investigation that does not stick to a stated objective but hopes to uncover incriminating or newsworthy evidence
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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