"barratry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbæɹətɹi/ Forms: barratries [plural]
Etymology: Early 15th century, in sense “sale of offices”, from Old French baraterie (“deceit, trickery”), from barat (“fraud, deceit, trickery”), of unknown origin, perhaps Celtic. In marine sense of “unlawful acts causing loss to owner”, 1620s. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|baraterie||deceit, trickery}} Old French baraterie (“deceit, trickery”), {{m|fro|barat||fraud, deceit, trickery}} barat (“fraud, deceit, trickery”), {{unk|en|title=unknown}} unknown, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} barratry (countable and uncountable, plural barratries)
  1. The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (persistant instigation of typically groundless lawsuits): pieniactwo [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-barratry-en-noun-QqxQksci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 42 Disambiguation of 'persistant instigation of typically groundless lawsuits': 88 1 11
  2. The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-barratry-en-noun-GXndO2aJ
  3. (admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner): barateria [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-barratry-en-noun-kUhQa3kI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 42 Disambiguation of "unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner": 2 0 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: barrator, barratrous, barratrously, champerty

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