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
He looked at barratry from every side, and the more he looked the less he seemed to like it.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Lloyd Osbourne
You were guilty of barratry before, and you know it!
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
"What were you mixed up in—mutiny or barratry?" he growled.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day
