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The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones. / The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.

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barratry

Source Word

barratry

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

しつこく、根拠のない訴訟を提起する行為 / 宗教的または政治的権威の職位の売買

The lawyer was disbarred after the court found that his repeated filing of baseless suits amounted to barratry.

裁判所は、彼が繰り返し根拠のない訴訟を起こしていたことを執拗に訴訟を起こす行為に当たると認定し、その結果その弁護士は弁護士資格を剥奪された。

Sense（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.

Sense（2）

The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.

Sense（3）

(admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

barratries

（ plural ）