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Fishing Bill

A term descriptive of a blll in equity which seeks a discovery up-on general, loose, and vague allegations. Story, Eq. Pl. 4 325; In re Pacific Ry. Com’n (C. C.) 32 Fed. 263; Hurricane Tel. Co. ▼. Mohler, 61 W. Va. 1, 41 S. E. 421; Carroll v. Carroll, 11 Barb. (N. Y.) 298

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)