in England and Wales, someone who has often taken people to court in the past for no reason other than to cause annoyance. A person classified as a vexatious litigant has to get permission from a judge to start a new legal action.
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous legal terms
abatable
accession
accrual
Synonyms and related words
People who cause trouble or problems
troublemaker
nuisance
trial
vexatious litigant
noun countable legal
US /vekˌseɪʃəs ˈlɪtɪɡənt/
Word Forms
singular
vexatious litigant
plural
vexatious litigants
DEFINITIONS1
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in England and Wales, someone who has often taken people to court in the past for no reason other than to cause annoyance. A person classified as a vexatious litigant has to get permission from a judge to start a new legal action.