A derisive term used to refer to a hollow lawsuit threat with which a spammer tries to intimidate an anti-spammer. This term may also refer to the spammer’s lawyer (who is usually assumed not to exist). This term is a portmanteau of the words cartoon and attorney, wherein the former term is used as derisive reference to the typically comical or laughable aspect of the hollow threat. The majority of such hollow legal threats arise in the context of a listed entity threatening a blacklist maintainer with legal action.

A derisive term used to refer to a hollow lawsuit threat with which a spammer tries to intimidate an anti-spammer. This term may also refer to the spammer’s lawyer (who is usually assumed not to exist). This term is a portmanteau of the words cartoon and attorney, wherein the former term is used as derisive reference to the typically comical or laughable aspect of the hollow threat. The majority of such hollow legal threats arise in the context of a listed entity threatening a blacklist maintainer with legal action.