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barratry
noun
(bar-ra-try)
the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
barratry
noun
(bar-ra-try)
an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a master of a ship or by the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo
barratry
noun
(bar-ra-try)
the persistent incitement of litigation
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