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Heavy costs were awarded against the company for a frivolous action.
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frivolous action — Groundless lawsuit with little prospect of success; often brought to embarrass or annoy the defendant. See failure to state cause of action … Black's law dictionary
frivolous action — Groundless lawsuit with little prospect of success; often brought to embarrass or annoy the defendant. See failure to state cause of action … Black's law dictionary
action — French for share. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * action ac‧tion [ˈækʆn] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] when someone does something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: • The government s action was prompted by shortages of … Financial and business terms
frivolous — friv·o·lous / fri və ləs/ adj: lacking in any arguable basis or merit in either law or fact ◇ In an attempt to discourage frivolous lawsuits, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires the signature of an attorney or party on any… … Law dictionary
frivolous claim — n. A cause of action that has no hope of success, brought primarily to annoy or embarrass the defendant. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
frivolous answer — An answer which does not, in any view of the facts pleaded, present a defense to the action; an answer which forms or tenders no material issue; a false answer, a sham answer. 41 Am J1st PI § 50 … Ballentine's law dictionary
frivolous plea — A plea which does not in any view of the facts pleaded present a defense to the action; a plea which tenders no material issue; a false or sham plea. 41 Am J1st Pl § 50 … Ballentine's law dictionary
vexatious action — UK US noun [C or U] LAW ► FRIVOLOUS ACTION(Cf. ↑frivolous action) … Financial and business terms
Gerhard Schröder — Infobox Chancellor name = Gerhard Schröder office = 7th Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany term start = 27 October 1998 term end = 22 November 2005 president = Johannes Rau Horst Köhler deputy = Joschka Fischer predecessor = Helmut… … Wikipedia
dalliance — noun Date: 14th century an act of dallying: as a. play; especially amorous play b. frivolous action ; trifling … New Collegiate Dictionary
