Frivolous

 

 

“Of little weight or importance: having no basis in law or fact : LIGHT, SLIGHT, SHAM, IRRELEVANT, SUPERFICIAL ‘the procedure encourages frivolous cases David Fellman’ ‘is it not possible to screen out frivolous charges A.F. Westin’ ‘a frivolous argument’”

 

Source:  Webster’s Third New International Dictionary

 

“Of little weight or importance. A pleading is ‘frivolous’ when it is clearly insufficient on its face, and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed for mere purposes of delay or to embarrass the opponent. A claim or defense is frivolous if a proponent can present no rational argument based on the evidence or law in support of that claim or defense.”

 

Source:  Black’s Law Dictionary 6^th Edition