n. creating legal business by stirring up disputes and quarrels, ...

taking out one pointless lawsuit after another

Severe misconduct by the captain or crew of a ship including but not limited to fraudulent and criminal acts that cause loss or damage to the ship or its cargo.

early 15c., "sale of ecclesiastical or state offices," from Old French baraterie "deceit, guile, trickery," from barat "malpractice, fraud, deceit, trickery," which is of [..]

Creating legal business by stirring up disputes and quarrels, generally for the benefit of the lawyer who sees fees in the matter. Barratry is illegal in all states and subject to criminal punishment [..]

pl: -tries [Middle French baraterie deception, from barater to deceive, cheat] 1 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a ship's master or crew that injures the interests of the ship&# [..]

An act committed by the master or mariners of a vessel, for some unlawful or fraudulent purpose, contrary to their duty to the owners, whereby the latter sustain injury. It may include negligence, if [..]

Barratry is a term that is subject to different definitions. In law practice, it refers to the generation of profit for legal services by an attorney who stirs up a dispute and encourages lawsuits in [..]

(n) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments(n) the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery(n) (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures [..]

An act committed by the master or mariners of a vessel for someunlawful or fraudulent purpose contrary to their duty to the owners whereby thelatter sustain injury. It may include negligence if so gro [..]

An unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty on the part of a ship's master or crew, going against, and in conflict with the interests of the ship's or cargo's owner. For example, selli [..]

Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master or crew of a vessel to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; and which was done without knowledge or consent of owner or owners.

A fraudulent, criminal or wrongful act by the ship's master or crew causing loss or dam¬age to the ship or cargo.

Any wrongful act knowingly done by the master or crew of a vessel to the detriment of the owner of either ship or cargo; and which was done without knowledge or consent of owner or owners.

Fraudulent, criminal, or wrongful act willfully committed by vessel's captain or crew which causes loss or damage to the vessel or cargo

Fraudulent, criminal, or wrongful act by ship's captain or crew, which causes loss or damage to the ship or cargo.

In Marine law relates to the willful and illegal sinking, casting away, or damaging of a ship at sea or its cargo by the master or crew. In English law barratry relates to the practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.

a *breach of the peace, which could be similar in form to *scolding: quarrelling and stirring up quarrels by spreading false rumours, but additionally could cover instigating *vexatious lawsuits. Also [..]

the act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones the sale and/or purchase of political positions of power (admiralty,_|legal) unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vess [..]