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Definitions for Barratry

[1] fraud by a master or crew at the expense of the owners of the ship or its cargo.
[2] the offense of frequently exciting and stirring up lawsuits and quarrels.
[3] the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferments or of offices of state.
[4] criminal law (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
[5] maritime law a fraudulent practice committed by the master or crew of a ship to the prejudice of the owner or charterer
[6] Scots law the crime committed by a judge in accepting a bribe
[7] the purchase or sale of public or Church offices

Words related to Barratry

violation, infraction, contravention, noncompliance, infringement, dereliction, disregard, offense, transgression, neglect, scam, blackmail, hoax, deceit, misrepresentation, extortion, graft, trespass, delinquency, disobedience

Words nearby Barratry

barrancabermeja, barranquilla, barraquer's disease, barras, barrator, barratry, barrault, barre, barred, barred i, barred owl

Origin of Barratry

1400–50; late Middle English barratrie < Anglo-French, Middle French baraterie combat, fighting. See barrator, -ery

Other words from Barratry

bar·ra·trous , adjective

Word origin for Barratry

C15: from Old French baraterie deception, from barater to barter

Synonyms for Barratry

contravention, dereliction, disregard, infraction, infringement, neglect, noncompliance, offense, transgression, violation, delinquency, disobedience, nonobservance, trespass