fear of litigation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffearandlitigation
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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litigation
noun[U]
uk/ˌlɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌlɪt̬.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can ...
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(Definition offearandlitigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Awareness of research,fearoflitigationand criticisms of nurse prescribing were also explored by the survey.
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The perceived pressures from relatives andfearoflitigationmay foster a risk-averse environment, however, which our findings associate with a measurable diminution in some aspects of quality of life.
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Since there was no patent on diphtheria serum, health professionals trained in bacteriology were free to reconstruct the experiments and produce serum withoutfearoflitigation.
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However, there is no doubt that there have been reports thatfearoflitigationhas had an influence on doctors concerned.
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The media have recently carried many stories of schools abandoning school trips because of thefearoflitigation.
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He has been guilty of alleging on many occasions that guides cannot cook withoutfearoflitigation.
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I also understand that it was not able to publish that document forfearoflitigationand a series of actions.
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They may have concerns about personal injury or, possibly,fearoflitigationresulting from a sporting accident.
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Thefearoflitigationis very much related to those groups that the broadcasters rightly suspect will take contentious actions, testing the concept of reasonableness with the intention of intimidating.
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Is that not an example of how thefearoflitigationis enough to quell the keenness of an organisation to pursue what is right and proper?
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The reasons include the growth in bureaucracy, family pressures, and pressures at work, but the top reason is the blame culture and thefearoflitigation.
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That is the word which at least one doctor used and it was done partly because offearoflitigation—and of course they are a litigious lot over there.
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However, it is thefearoflitigationthat is behind the idea that local units cannot cope, so putting pressure on women in rural areas to travel to larger hospitals.
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Lloyd's says that without this safeguard it will not be able to discipline members, or expel rogues, because it will then live infearoflitigation.
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Fearoflitigationalone can not justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions.
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Nexopia also takes a hard stance against copyright infringement, presumably infearoflitigation.
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A committee of science teachers unanimously voted to purchase copies of the book, but ultimately decided to abandon the idea forfearoflitigation.
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Because of thefearoflitigation, it was reported that no airframe manufacturer or airline was willing to cooperate in the production of the film, making these steps necessary.
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Providers and administrators expressed fears of litigation and a tendency to choose the most conservative approach to treatment options, particularly in regard to lifesustaining treatment.
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