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Meaning of ambulance chasing in English:

ambulance chasing

noun

slang US

  • The practice, by a lawyer, of actively seeking clients who have suffered injury, loss, etc., in order to profit from compensation claims.

adjective

slang US

  • (Of a lawyer) that actively seeks clients who have suffered injury, loss, etc., in order to profit from compensation claims.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Sun.