vexatious
11vexatious — adjective a) Causing vexation, annoyance, trouble, or the like; teasing; annoying; troublesome. He leads a vexatious life. Sir K. Digby. b) Full of trouble or disquiet; harassed; distressed; …
12Vexatious litigation — is legal action which is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue an adversary. It may take the form of a primary frivolous lawsuit or may be the repetitive, burdensome, and unwarranted filing of meritless motions in a matter …
13vexatious litigation — n. A lawsuit brought without probable cause, out of malice toward the opposing party. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. vexatious litigation …
14Vexatious suit — Vexatious Vex*a tious, a. [See {Vexation}.] 1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. Continual vexatious wars. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Full or vexation, trouble, or disquiet;… …
15vexatious litigant — a person who brings actions with no reasonable chance of success with the object of causing annoyance to opponents; such actions may be struck out, and the court may order, on application of the Attorney General, that no further legal proceedings …
16Vexatious stalking — is a term for a fabricated false criminal accusation(s) by a stalker, which is brought regardless of its merit, solely to harass or subdue a victim. Vexatious stalkers may use manipulative behavior in order to have the victim falsely arrested or… …
17vexatious action — UK US noun [C or U] LAW ► FRIVOLOUS ACTION(Cf. ↑frivolous action) …
18vexatious appeal — A frivolous or unjustified appeal taken for the purpose of hindering or delaying justice. 5 Am J2d A & E § 1024. vexatious litigation. Same as vexatious suit …
19vexatious delay or refusal to pay — Term used in insurance statutes providing for penalties for insurer s conduct in unjustifiably refusing to pay insurance claims, e.g., a refusal to pay insurance claim, based on suspicion without substantial fact to support that suspicion, is… …
20vexatious proceeding — Proceeding instituted maliciously and without probable cause. Paramount Pictures v. Blumenthal, 256 App.Div. 756, 11 N.Y.S.2d 768, 772. Type of malicious prosecution differing principally because based on civil action exists when the party… …
