Usually means: Misusing legal system for harm.
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  1. abuse of process: Wiktionary
  2. abuse of process: Dictionary.com
  3. Abuse of process: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. abuse of process: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. abuse of process: Law.com Dictionary
  3. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  5. Abuse of Process: Legal dictionary
  6. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (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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