The wrongful institution of criminal proceedings against someone without reasonable grounds.
they intend to sue for malicious prosecution
Example sentencesExamples
- Outside the court they both said they would consider mounting a case against the police for malicious prosecution.
- The cause of action against the police was malicious prosecution and wrongful imprisonment.
- They accuse him of the torts of barratry and malicious prosecution.
- On the pleadings it is conceivable that he could make out a case for malicious prosecution and conspiracy.
- There is nothing to support even a concern over whether Mr. Davison has engaged in malicious prosecution.
- The allegation of malicious prosecution against an Assistant Crown Attorney is one of the most serious allegations which can be made.
- The State faces more than 30 claims of unlawful arrest, false imprisonment, assault and malicious prosecution.
- As such a suit for malicious prosecution must be based on more than recklessness or gross negligence.
- The malicious prosecution action was commenced a month later.
- He sought to bring an action for malicious prosecution against the superintendent who had been responsible for bringing the charges against him in the first place.