Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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vexatious

, adj. (Of conduct) without reasonable or probable cause or excuse; harassing; annoying.

vexatious delay

An insurance company's unjustifiable refusal to pay on an insurance claim, esp. based on a mere suspicion but no hard facts that the claim is ill-founded. - Also termed vexatious refusal to pay; refusal to pay.

vexatious lawsuit

See VEXATIOUS SUIT.

vexatious proceeding

See VEXATIOUS SUIT.

vexatious refusal to pay

See VEXATIOUS DELAY.

vexatious suit

A lawsuit instituted maliciously and without good cause. - Also termed vexatious lawsuit; vexatious litigation; vexatious proceeding. Cf. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.