### Question
How does TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION define abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 7102*, **abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process** is defined as:

> the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some action

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 7102*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 78-TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION**

