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"Floccinaucinihilipilification": Legal language gone too far?

UPDATED: Apr 3, 2026 15:08 IST

Floccinaucinihilipilification — a 29-letter word meaning “something worthless” — has now entered an Indian courtroom. A Delhi judge used it while dismissing a defamation complaint against Nirmala Sitharaman, calling the case not worth the court’s time. But the moment has sparked a larger conversation.

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