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
The trial of Mrs. Winslow, charged with common barratry, has been proceeding in the Four Courts all day.
From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
A person who committed barratry would commit anything.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Lloyd Osbourne
The commencing of suits in the name of a fictitious plaintiff is common barratry.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
