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VEXATIOUS LITIGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vexatious litigation mean? 

VEXATIOUS LITIGATION (noun)
  The noun VEXATIOUS LITIGATION has 1 sense:

1. litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable causeplay

  Familiarity information: VEXATIOUS LITIGATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VEXATIOUS LITIGATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies

Hypernyms ("vexatious litigation" is a kind of...):

judicial proceeding; litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)


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