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Meaning of barratry

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  barratry
      n 1: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [syn:
           {simony}, {barratry}]
      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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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