barratry
Example Sentences
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Parker in mind, a Massachusetts congressman worked to amend the barratry law so that it would no longer be a capital offense.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2011
In any case, the entire, ever wistful publishing industry now chases riches through barratry, the offense of excessive litigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
In marine insurance barratry is any kind of fraud committed upon the owner or insurers of a ship by a master with the intention of benefiting himself at their expense.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
Continental jurists give a wider meaning to barratry, as meaning any wilful act by the master or crew, by whatever motive induced, whereby the owners or charterers are damnified.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
"According to public report," said the decree, "they committed barratry, sought illicit gains, and practiced unjust extortions of money or goods."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
