lawfare
n.— «Maj. Michael Newton, a military lawyer who teaches at West Point, coined a new term earlier this year: “lawfare.” It is the pursuit of strategic aims, the traditional domain of warfare, through aggressive legal maneuvers.» —“‘Lawfare’” by Jeremy Rabkin OpinionJournal July 17, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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