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barratry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fraud |
barratry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | criminal offence, crime, law-breaking, criminal offense |
Examples of barratry
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Barratry is the unlawful splitting of attorney's fees with a nonlawyer.
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Captain Parker was arrested, and put on trial for barratry, or the intentional destruction of a vessel.
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At common law, maintenance and champerty were both crimes and torts, as was barratry, the bringing of vexatious litigation.
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In any case, the entire, ever wistful publishing industry now chases riches through barratry, the offense of excessive litigation.
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- Simony: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
- The crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
- (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
- The offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
- Barratry is the name of two legal concepts, one in criminal and civil law, and one in admiralty law.
- The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones; the sale and/or purchase of political positions of power; unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner
- A criminal or wrongful act by the ship's master or crew causing loss or damage to the ship or cargo.
- An illegal or fraudulent act committed by the master or crew to the prejudice of the owner or charterer.
- The offense of frequently stirring up lawsuits or quarrels; also, in maritime law, fraud or gross criminal negligence by a captain or crew at the expense of a ship's owner or of the owner of a ship's cargo.
