vexatious
Example Sentences
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Talks between the government and veterans' organisations will take place as the bill progresses, but Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "confident" the bill will not lead to vexatious prosecutions of former soldiers.
From BBC
Questions of sustained compliance apparently remain in two broad, crucial — and extremely vexatious — areas: crowd control, including tactics and use of force, and the key issue of officer accountability.
From Seattle Times
"This approach is framed solely around the perceived need to address what is a false narrative of vexatious investigations of Army veterans."
From BBC
In an email to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Decatur City Attorney Bryan Downs called the suit a “tardy, vexatious attack on properly entered rulings by a Georgia court of law.”
From Seattle Times
The government says the Overseas Operations Bill will protect soldiers from "vexatious claims" for alleged historical offences in conflicts overseas.
From BBC
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