barratry
English Thesaurus
1. the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. (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 (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | fraud, |
| definition | : | intentional deception resulting in injury to another person (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | admiralty law, marine law, maritime law, |
| definition | : | the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc. (noun.group) |
3. the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery (noun.act)
4. traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | traffic, |
| definition | : | buying and selling; especially illicit trade (noun.act) |
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