Barratry

Definition:

  • (n.) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.
  • (n.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo.
  • (n.) The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment.

Compare barratry with other words:

barratry vs. jettison

barratry vs. mutiny

barratry vs. fraud

barratry vs. champerty

barratry vs. simony

barratrous vs. barratry

barrator vs. barratry

barratry vs. vessel

barratry vs. crew

barratry vs. fraudulent

barratry vs. unlawful

barratry vs. power

barratry vs. position

barratry vs. political

barratry vs. purchase

barratry vs. groundless

barratry vs. sale

barratry vs. lawsuit

barratry vs. persistently

act vs. barratry