barratry / ˈbær ə tri /

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barratry 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Law.

  1. fraud by a master or crew at the expense of the owners of the ship or its cargo.
  2. the offense of frequently exciting and stirring up lawsuits and quarrels.
  3. the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferments or of offices of state.

barratry 近义词

barratry

等同于 breach

barratry

等同于 fraud

更多barratry例句

  1. Still, amidst these facts, which seemed to point pretty clearly to a case of barratry, there were serious difficulties.
  2. In Scotland, barratry is the crime committed by a judge who is induced by bribery to pronounce judgment.
  3. The instances of barratry and of common scolds, I believe, are the only exceptions.
  4. Our legal term Barratry is derived from the medival Barrateria, which signified cheating or foul play.
  5. But as yet there is nothing but his own raving to convict him of barratry.