rhetorical hyperbole
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 398 U.S. 6 - Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. Bresler · 1970Most cited · 1,450 citing opinions
the word was no more than rhetorical hyperbole, a vigorous epithet used by those who considered Bresler's negotiating position extremely unreasonable
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