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BARRATRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("barratry" is a kind of...):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("barratry" is a kind of...):
fraud (intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)
Domain category:
admiralty law; marine law; maritime law (the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("barratry" is a kind of...):
bribery; graft (the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Synonyms:
barratry; simony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("barratry" is a kind of...):
traffic (buying and selling; especially illicit trade)
