Moron in a Hurry
/ˈmɔːrɒn ɪn ə ˈhʌri/
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- (n.) A legal standard used to assess whether a statement is so obviously absurd or ridiculous that it cannot be reasonably believed by an average person, often in defamation law to determine the threshold for actionable statements.
The judge applied the moron in a hurry test to dismiss the defamation claim, finding the statement patently unbelievable.
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The 'moron in a hurry' test serves as a low threshold for plausibility in legal disputes, usually defamation; it avoids penalizing statements no reasonable person would credit.
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