vexatious litigation

vexatious litigation definition - legal

n

A civil suit that can be shown to have been brought maliciously and in the absence of reasonable cause. See malicious prosecution.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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