barratry
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
- definition the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
- definition (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo
- definition the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels