conflict out
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
When a lawyer is not allowed to work on a case because they have a connection to the other side that makes it unfair.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
To disqualify a lawyer or law firm from representing a client in a case because of a conflict of interest.
"The defendant's former attorney had to conflict out when she joined the opposing firm."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in American legal English. A client can 'conflict out' a law firm by having had prior dealings with it, preventing it from representing the opposing party. The term is used both as a transitive verb ('they conflicted us out') and intransitively.
Commonly used with
firm lawyer attorney case counsel representation
Forms
Base
conflict out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
conflicts out
he/she/it
Past simple
conflicted out
yesterday
Past participle
conflicted out
have + pp
-ing form
conflicting out
continuous
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