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work-product doctrine

noun

C2CEFR level
82/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The protection shielding materials prepared by or for a lawyer in anticipation of litigation from disclosure to the opponent.

Her handwritten trial strategy falls squarely within the work-product doctrine, so redact it before we produce the file.

Topic: Evidence & procedure in Legal English

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