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The phrase "abuse of process" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to the misuse of legal procedures for an ulterior purpose.
Example: "The court dismissed the case due to the plaintiff's abuse of process, as it was clear they were attempting to harass the defendant."
Alternatives: "misuse of legal process" or "improper use of procedure".
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abuse of process
noun
A cause of action in tort arising from one party making a malicious and deliberate misuse or perversion of regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action.
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It is an abuse of process.
This is a clear, clear abuse of process".
Any suggestion to the contrary amounts to an abuse of process".
Haroun's barrister Richard Thomas had unsuccessfully argued that prosecuting Haroun was an abuse of process.
The use of such a procedure amounted to an "abuse of process".
It will be a stitch-up, an abuse of process, a deception.
However, the judge ruled that the case should be thrown out as an abuse of process.
This is despite the fact that there was no abuse of process.
Yesterday an Old Bailey judge threw out the case as an abuse of process.
The court recognised there was no evidence of any abuse of process".
He says the amendment included in the Lords was an abuse of process.
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