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
"Know what barratry is, don't you?" demanded Kendric.
From Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure by Jackson Gregory
The instances of barratry and of common scolds, I believe, are the only exceptions.
Why, Dannie,” in vast disgust, “you don’t find the mention of barratry 31 from jib-boom t’ taffrail!
From The Cruise of the Shining Light by Norman Duncan
