| 单词 | frivolous action |
| 释义 | frivolous action noun[CorU] LAWukus(alsovexatious action)alegalactionthat is notbasedonseriousfacts, but is oftenstartedinordertoembarrassorannoythedefendant(=personorcompanyaccused), and is notlikelytosucceed: Heavycostswereawardedagainst thecompanyfor afrivolousaction. Examplesoffrivolous actionfrivolous action Thisfrivolousactionstems from a decision to suspend a relationship with two independent contractors who provided various services on behalf of church counsel. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I summoned the parties to the suit, rebuked the female for attempted bribery, and in dismissing herfrivolousactionadjudged the dollar to her adversary. FromProject Gutenberg That might put a defendant in the position of incurring considerable costs with no remedy against afrivolousaction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it is quite easy for a man to start a number of vexatious and frivolous actions merely for the purpose of ruining his opponent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we must try and justify ourselves to our consciences; find excuses for our frivolous actions, and discover his weaknesses. FromProject Gutenberg The answer is that, in our view, it would tend to make for frivolous actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We take the view that we do not wish frivolous actions to be raised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am going to be guilty of what he called "trotting out" the argument that it would tend to lead to unnecessary and frivolous actions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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