vexatious suit

vexatious suit
A suit commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, or without cause.

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  • Vexatious 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vexatious suit — Litigation for the purpose of harassing, annoying, and vexing an opponent, rather than for the adjudication of rights, being invoked, not for the attainment of justice, but to further or satisfy a malicious motive. 28 Am J Rev ed Inj § 210 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 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; disturbed. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vexatious 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 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • vexatious proceeding — Same as vexatious suit …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • vexatious 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 …   Law dictionary

  • Anti-suit injunction — In the area of conflict of law, anti suit injunction is an order issued by a court or arbitral tribunal [Lévy, Laurent, Anti suit Injunctions Issued by Arbitrators , in Emmanuel Gaillard (ed.), Anti Suit Injunctions In International Arbitration… …   Wikipedia

  • Vexatiously — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vexatiousness — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Andy Martin (U.S. politician) — Anthony Robert Martin Trigona, usually known as Andy Martin (born 1945 in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American journalist and perennial candidate. The Nation Hayes, Chris. [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071112/hayes/single The New Right Wing… …   Wikipedia

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