frivolous claims

collocation in English

meaningsoffrivolousandclaim

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frivolous
adjective
uk
/ˈfrɪv.əl.əs/us
/ˈfrɪv.əl.əs/
behaving in a silly way and not taking ...
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claim
noun[C]
uk
/kleɪm/us
/kleɪm/
a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not ...
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(Definition offrivolousandclaimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Clearly, this can be used as a deterrent to anyone who put forward purely frivolous claims.
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There is that protection to prevent the trustees from bringing frivolous claims.
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At a stroke, that would protect companies from frivolous claims.
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It would offer protection for business against frivolous claims.
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It is scandalous that many employers are burdened with huge costs as a result of tribunals, some of which involve frivolous claims.
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This would preclude, therefore, people making malicious, vexatious or frivolous claims which waste a court's time.
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He is able to cope adequately with frivolous claims for negligence.
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Obviously, in the compensation culture in which we live, companies will need safeguards to protect them against frivolous claims.
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It avoids frivolous claims being put in at any time, and it has not caused a great deal of trouble.
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That may have been done with the express purpose of excluding frivolous claims which sometimes happened in connection with fire insurance claims.
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In my view, this would encourage frivolous claims for compensation and perhaps make the provision completely unworkable.
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We did not make frivolous claims on behalf of the people who were called upon to go.
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A tribunal could strike out frivolous claims and would have power to ask the landlord or tenant to pay its fees.
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Secondly, people who present frivolous claims will be warned that they will be liable to pay costs.
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Behind you, you need a strong friend to advise you, to discourage frivolous claims, to filter out what is unreasonable and to conciliate, where possible.
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He should of course deal with all the formalities, rule out frivolous claims and act as a conciliator in trying to effect an agreement between the employee and employer.
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Time and again, legally aided litigants with frivolous claims are bought off.
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It underestimates how strong its position will be and how unreal is the hypothesis of frivolous claims being brought against it and upheld by the courts.
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