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dump truck
 n.— «Some lawyers contend that a handful of high-volume practitioners like Stern have bled the Ontario Legal Aid Plan dry by setting up veritable plea factories. They’ve even given them a name: “dumptrucks.”» —“High-volume lawyer dodges ‘dumptruck’ tag” by Tracey Tyler Toronto Star Oct. 1, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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