Barratry
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo
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Senses
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the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
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the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
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traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- simony
- plural
- Barratries
- possessive
- Barratry's
- pluralpossessive
- Barratries'