malicious arrest

An arrest made without probable cause and for an improper purpose; esp., an abuse of process by which a person procures the arrest (and often the imprisonment) of another by means of judicial process, without any reasonable cause.

• Malicious arrest can be grounds for an action for abuse of process, false imprisonment, or malicious prosecution.

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