Which term is defined as an attempt by a libel defendant to enhance his/her defense by claiming that the statement over which he/she is being sued made the defendant a public figure

Answer: Bootstrapping

Explanation: Bootstrapping can be easily refered to as an attempt get to jurisdiction from the court over a non jurisdictional matter.

Take for example if a drunk driver is accused of a hit and run on two different cases, each case will be treated by the court separately except if the two cases are connected to each other.

Currently the Bootstrapping rule have been removed from the federal rule of evidence by the supreme Court of Justice.