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barratries

barratries is the plural of barratry.

Meaning of barratry

Noun

barratry (countable and uncountable, plural barratries)

  1. The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
    • [Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.1959 April 24, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 35
  2. The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
  3. Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

Questions about barratries

What is barratries the plural of?
Barratries is the plural of barratry.

Words near barratries in the dictionary

  1. barrathea
  2. barratheas
  3. barrating
  4. barrator
  5. barrators
  6. barratries
  7. barratrous
  8. barratrously
  9. barratry
  10. barrats
  11. Barratt

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