Under Frivolous Claims (PR), a claim is improper if it is based on what?

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Under Frivolous Claims (PR), a claim is improper if it is based on what?

Frivolous claims are those with no reasonable basis in fact or in law. The best choice captures this by pointing to a claim built on something you know to be false—either a fact or a legal rule. If the fact is known to be false, there’s no factual support for the claim; if the law is known to be inapplicable or misapplied, there’s no legal basis. That objective lack of support is what makes the claim frivolous under PR. By contrast, a claim that has support in law isn’t frivolous, and while hearsay or procedural issues like jurisdiction can affect how a case proceeds, they don’t automatically define a claim as frivolous in the same way.

Frivolous claims are those with no reasonable basis in fact or in law. The best choice captures this by pointing to a claim built on something you know to be false—either a fact or a legal rule. If the fact is known to be false, there’s no factual support for the claim; if the law is known to be inapplicable or misapplied, there’s no legal basis. That objective lack of support is what makes the claim frivolous under PR. By contrast, a claim that has support in law isn’t frivolous, and while hearsay or procedural issues like jurisdiction can affect how a case proceeds, they don’t automatically define a claim as frivolous in the same way.

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