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Meaning of "ambulance chasing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMBULANCE CHASING

ambulance chasing  [ˈæmbjʊləns ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMBULANCE CHASING

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ambulance chasing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMBULANCE CHASING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ambulance chasing

Ambulance chasing, which is a form of barratry, refers to a lawyer using an event as a way to find legal clients. The term "ambulance chasing" comes from the stereotype of lawyers that follow ambulances to the emergency room to find clients. Ambulance chasing is prohibited in the US. Such conduct violates Rule 7.3 of the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Some bar associations strongly enforce rules against barratry. For example, the State Bar of California dispatches investigators to large-scale disaster scenes to discourage ambulance chasers, and to catch any who attempt to solicit business from disaster victims at the scene. Ambulance chasing is also illegal in Australia, in accordance with clauses 20 and 22 of the Legal Profession Regulation of 1987.

Definition of ambulance chasing in the English dictionary

The definition of ambulance chasing in the dictionary is the practice of seeking to profit from the lawsuits of accident victims.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMBULANCE CHASING


bracing
ˈbreɪsɪŋ
casing
ˈkeɪsɪŋ
east-facing
ˈiːstˌfeɪsɪŋ
facing
ˈfeɪsɪŋ
flat-racing
ˈflætˌreɪsɪŋ
interfacing
ˈɪntəˌfeɪsɪŋ
lacing
ˈleɪsɪŋ
letterspacing
ˈlɛtəˌspeɪsɪŋ
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
north-facing
ˌnɔːθˈfeɪsɪŋ
placing
ˈpleɪsɪŋ
pricing
ˈpraɪsɪŋ
promising
ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ
purchasing
ˈpɜːtʃɪsɪŋ
racing
ˈreɪsɪŋ
south-facing
ˌsaʊθˈfeɪsɪŋ
spacing
ˈspeɪsɪŋ
steeplechasing
ˈstiːpəlˌtʃeɪsɪŋ
tracing
ˈtreɪsɪŋ
west-facing
ˌwɛstˈfeɪsɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMBULANCE CHASING

ambulacra
ambulacral
ambulacrum
ambulance
ambulance chaser
ambulance crew
ambulance driver
ambulance nurse
ambulance service
ambulance stocks
ambulance train
ambulance worker
ambulanceman
ambulancewoman
ambulant
ambulate
ambulation
ambulator
ambulatories
ambulatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMBULANCE CHASING

advertising
aliasing
bulk purchasing
decreasing
displeasing
easing
freebasing
increasing
leasing
nondecreasing
nonincreasing
phasing
phrasing
pleasing
prick-teasing
progress chasing
quantitative easing
teasing
unceasing
unpleasing
womb-leasing

Synonyms and antonyms of ambulance chasing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ambulance chasing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMBULANCE CHASING

Find out the translation of ambulance chasing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ambulance chasing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ambulance chasing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追逐救护车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perseguidor de ambulancias
570 millions of speakers

English

ambulance chasing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम्बुलेंस का पीछा करते हुए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مطاردة سيارة إسعاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скорой помощи чеканка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gerson
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাম্বুলেন্স পশ্চাদ্ধাবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chasse d´ambulance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambulans mengejar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krankenwagen jagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

救急車の追跡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구급차 쫓는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambulans nguber
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xúi giục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆம்புலன்ஸ் துரத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रुग्णांचे पाठलाग करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ambulans peşinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambulanza inseguimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ambulans gonić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

швидкої допомоги чеканка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ambulanță alungare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασθενοφόρο κυνηγητό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ambulans jaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ambulans jagande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambulanse jage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ambulance chasing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBULANCE CHASING»

The term «ambulance chasing» is normally little used and occupies the 127.304 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBULANCE CHASING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ambulance chasing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ambulance chasing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ambulance chasing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBULANCE CHASING»

Discover the use of ambulance chasing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ambulance chasing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lawyers on Trial: Understanding Ethical Misconduct
Although ambulance chasing was the most visible competitive threat, and the most easily demonized, there were many others. The State Bar began agitating against nonlawyers practicing in the (lay) justices' courts in 1930 and succeeded in ...
Richard L. Abel, 2011
2
Law and Popular Culture: A Course Book
2 Ambulance chasing Galvin tries to hustle business by handing out his business cards at the funerals of strangers. When doing so, he falsely states that he knew the deceased. This form of business-getting is improper. The legal and ethical ...
Michael Asimow, Shannon Mader, 2004
3
ABA Journal
LAWYER PUBLICITY Will Supreme Court OK 'ambulance chasing'? "Ambulance chasing" is going to have its day in court. The Supreme Court has agreed to rule in two cases of lawyer solicitation raising issues far beyond the advertising ban ...
4
Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely ...
"Heah I am," he complained, "working frantically against all odds, tearing mah hair trying to fashion a social revolution, and all you young SNCC Negroes can think about is ... is ... is ambulance chasing} I need you heah. History needs you ...
Stokely Carmichael, 2003
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The American Legal Profession in Crisis: Resistance and ...
... them, telling them that they probably had a legal claim, and offering to represent them.I39 These acts of solicitation were considered the height of commercialism, and formed the substance of what was derisively called “ ambulance chasing.
James E. Moliterno, 2013
6
Exploitation
Moreover, even ambulance-chasing lawyers sometimes obtain compensation for their clients to which the clients are entitled and would otherwise not have sought . The problem with the ambulance-chasing lawyer is not that the lawyer profits ...
Alan Wertheimer, 1999
7
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Again, because that has happened, a terrible system called "ambulance chasing" has caught up with the issue. Ambulance chasing, on the part of the advocates; chasing for clients so that they take up those clients and bring their cases to ...
8
ABA Journal
I have never seen any articles opposed to ambulance chasing. This is really one of the live subjects and, as you know, is very prevalent. In my opinion, articles opposing ambulance chasing would be very timely and appropriate. Whether the  ...
9
Total Justice
As far as one can tell, ambulance chasing became the subject of talk in the late nineteenth century. The Dictionary of Americanisms traces the term to 1897. An ambulance chaser runs after ambulances or rushes into hospital rooms or funeral  ...
Lawrence M. Friedman, 1985
10
What's the Verdict?: You're the Judge in 90 Tricky Courtroom ...
... Marcel Theroux. A law concerning "ambulance-chasing" provides that it is an offense for a lawyer to solicit a person who has been injured in an accident, if the soliciting is for the purpose of commencing legal proceedings for that person.
Ted LeValliant, Marcel Theroux, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBULANCE CHASING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ambulance chasing is used in the context of the following news items.
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The auction of nearly all restituted works of art is inevitable
This is not an attractive side of the art market, being comparatively close to ambulance chasing. The restitution of the Bloch-Bauer Klimt raises ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Legislative roll call
Senate Bill 351, Ban divorce lawyer "ambulance chasing": Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate. To prohibit a lawyer from soliciting business from a ... «Herald Palladium, Jun 15»
3
Curbs on fees for negligence claim lawyers
Curbs on fees for negligence claim lawyers. AMBULANCE chasing lawyers who cost the NHS £259million a year are to have their fees capped. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Labor Agreements Move to City Council for Final Approval
... anecdotes just highlight your antipolice /anti public employee bias and the ambulance chasing traits that effectively diminish your profession. «San Jose Inside, Jun 15»
5
Michigan Roll Call: How your representatives voted in Lansing
Senate Bill 351, Ban divorce lawyer “ambulance chasing”: Passed 36-2 in the Senate. To prohibit a lawyer from soliciting business from a party ... «HollandSentinel.com, Jun 15»
6
Deal registering your granny
[It protects us] from what I call ambulance chasing," he said. ANS Group's Paul Sweeney. "There are certain partners out there who chase ... «CRN - UK, Jun 15»
7
Tick tock, Quindell, the time for answers approaches
It combined an ambulance chasing law firm with solar panel installation, physiotherapy, car repair and bold but largely unfulfilled plans to put ... «FT Alphaville, Jun 15»
8
Rainy Zing!s
So was Mike Vasilinda trying to imitate a paparazzi or just an ambulance chasing trial lawyer? Hey, DEP (Department of ENVIRONMENTAL ... «Tallahassee.com, Jun 15»
9
Community activists want officers arrested, charged with murder in …
The same ambulance chasing attorneys that demanded a “transparent investigation from an outside agency be completed”, and that the facts of ... «fox8.com, Jun 15»
10
Flashback June 9
A motorist who went "àmbulance chasing" Friday night was ... Police warn that ambulance chasing is a dangerous practice and causes ... «Brantford Expositor, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ambulance chasing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ambulance-chasing>. Apr 2024 ».
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