LEGAL WORD
Malicious prosecution
Legal term · Torts
Malicious prosecution
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Torts
1 What it means
Starting a criminal case against someone without reasonable cause and with malice, which ends in their favour.
2 Use it in a sentence
After his acquittal, he sued for malicious prosecution.
3 Make it stick
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