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fishing expedition
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derogatory
idiomatic
informal
Japanese Meaning
（法律用語、非公式、軽蔑的な表現）特定の目的を持たず、あらゆる情報、特に不利な証拠を求めて、漁るように捜索する行為
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(idiomatic, law, informal, derogatory) A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.
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fishing expedition
The prosecutor warned that conducting a fishing expedition into the defendant's past would be unfair and unproductive.
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The prosecutor warned that conducting a fishing expedition into the defendant's past would be unfair and unproductive.
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