sandbagging

sandbagging definition - legal

n

A practice by a trial lawyer of noticing but not mentioning a possible error during a trial in hopes of using it as a basis for appeal if the court fails to correct it. Because objections must be made in a timely manner, sandbagging usually doesnÂ’t keep the issue alive.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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