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- noun Attributive form of
smoking gun
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Examples
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In court papers filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, attorneys for Facebook write that plaintiff Paul Ceglia "does not want the public to know what was discovered on his computers because it includes smoking-gun documents" showing that evidence presented to bolster his case has been fabricated.
Facebook Lawyers Cite 'Smoking Gun' Papers In Ceglia Case John Letzing 2011
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Lawyers for Facebook Inc. say they have unearthed "smoking-gun documents" that debunk the claims of a New York man that he is entitled to a signficant ownership stake in the social-networking service.
Facebook Lawyers Cite 'Smoking Gun' Papers In Ceglia Case John Letzing 2011
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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It is at least plausible that there is a smoking-gun document in existence that would prove the plaintiff correct.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Suing Over Spilled Milk-a-What? 2010
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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Mr. FELDSTEIN: No. There are no smoking-gun tapes proving that Richard Nixon ordered Anderson's assassination.
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