tam
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tam
By shortening
Example Sentences
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The provision concerns so-called qui tam actions, in which private litigants bring lawsuits on behalf of the government as well as themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
He didn’t state outright that the qui tam provision is unconstitutional, only suggested that it would be a ripe issue for some other lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
As Siri Nelson, executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center, argues, qui tam third-party lawsuits like the False Claims Act have a tradition of strong government oversight to avoid any hint of vigilantism.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2022
In this generally sporting tam toss of a memoir, such an assertion lands with the soft plunk of sanctimony.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021
Her tam did, in fact, from Zooey’s vantage point, appear not unlike a dab of paint.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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