malicious prosecution

collocation in English

meaningsofmaliciousandprosecution

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malicious
adjective
uk
/məˈlɪʃ.əs/us
/məˈlɪʃ.əs/
intended to harm or upset ...
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prosecution
noun
uk
/ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌprɑː.səˈkjuː.ʃən/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofmaliciousandprosecutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The third consequence that we must consider touches on cases such as false imprisonment andmaliciousprosecutionwhich are tried by jury.
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We know what a false arrest and whatmaliciousprosecutionare.
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Yes, we are confident that our service men will be protected againstmaliciousprosecution.
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An action formaliciousprosecutionwas brought and there were heavy damages.
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Is it not therefore clear that this was a frivolous andmaliciousprosecution?
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A civil jury trial would encompass defamation andmaliciousprosecutionby way of example.
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I found that the only remedy—and it was no remedy at all—was amaliciousprosecutionagainst the informer by the authorities.
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It is, we think, accepted—and for our part we agree—that in eases affecting personal character, such as actions for fraud, defamation,maliciousprosecution, etc.
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What about the position where it is desired to institute proceedings formaliciousprosecution?
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This guards against amaliciousprosecutionbeing brought by a private person.
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He eventually obtained damages against the prosecuting authority formaliciousprosecution.
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People who feel that they have been done an injustice in terms of false imprisonment ormaliciousprosecutioncan commence civil proceedings.
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These cases are quite different from actions of slander ormaliciousprosecution.
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They are cases of fraud, cases of libel, cases of slander, cases ofmaliciousprosecution, cases of false imprisonment, and one or two others.
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Those are not the people who will startmaliciousprosecution.
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Apart from the possibility of an action being brought formaliciousprosecution, the answer to this question is in the negative.
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Take, for example, an application to inspect documents in connection with proposed proceedings—not yet brought—for defamation, wrongful arrest,maliciousprosecutionor wrongful dismissal.
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This is an emotive subject, and fears have been expressed that people might bring a misguided or even amaliciousprosecution.
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Of course in extreme cases there is not only the remedy in costs but there might be a remedy in an action formaliciousprosecution.
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There are certain actions in which a jury is often useful—libel, slander,maliciousprosecution, seduction and breach of promise of marriage.
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