legal abuse
Sanctioned systemic harm
Legal abuse is the manipulation of legal systems to harass, control, or harm someone rather than to seek legitimate justice.
A person engages in legal abuse by filing frivolous lawsuits, dragging out proceedings, or weaponizing custody battles: His ex-wife's endless motions were pure legal abuse.
The tactic exploits the cost and stress of litigation itself as punishment, regardless of whether cases succeed.
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
litigation · lawsuit · frivolous lawsuit · frivolous · vexatious · bad faith · loophole · intimidation · stalking · custody · custody battle · divorce · restraining · court · court system · victim · predatory · systemic
legal abusedue process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
access to justice · legal protection · rule of law · legal remedy
legal abusegood faith
Sincere, honest intent
fair dealing · professional conduct · legal ethics · fiduciary duty
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