Associations to the word «Barratry»

BARRATRY, noun. The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones

BARRATRY, noun. The sale and/or purchase of political positions of power

BARRATRY, noun. (admiralty legal) unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

BARRATRY, noun. Traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments.

BARRATRY, noun. The crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery.

BARRATRY, noun. (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.

BARRATRY, noun. The offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels.