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Floodgate
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floodgate n
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: something serving to restrain an outburst (as of litigation) usually used in pl. [a decision that will open the floodgates for other claims]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.