barratries

英['bærətrɪ] 美['bærətrɪ]
  • n.诉讼教唆;船长;船员的损害行为
barratrous barratrously barratries
Noun:
  1. traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments

  2. the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery

  3. (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo

  4. the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

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