vexatious litigation

vexatious litigation
noun
litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause
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he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies

Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Hypernyms: ↑litigation, ↑judicial proceeding

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