barratry

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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

Ambulance chasing, barratry, capping, running, soliciting � by whatever name it is known, the practice of stir ring up law business is condemned by lawyers and laymen alike.

From Time Magazine Archive

In any case, the entire, ever wistful publishing industry now chases riches through barratry, the offense of excessive litigation.

From Time Magazine Archive

By a statute of 1726, if the person guilty of common barratry belonged to the profession of the law, he was disabled from practising in the future.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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 Pinkerton, Allan