"barratry" meaning in English

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Noun

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”), {{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, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 7 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 12 40 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 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 12 40
  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): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 12 40 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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