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单词 barratry
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barratryn.

Brit. /ˈbarətri/, U.S. /ˈbɛrətri/
Forms: Middle English–1600s barratrie, 1600s baratrie, 1600s–1700s barretry, 1700s baratry, 1500s– barratry.
Etymology: < Old French baraterie, barterie (= Provençal barataria ), < barat : see barrat n. and -ery suffix, -ry suffix.
1. The purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferment, or of offices of state.
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society > faith > worship > benefice > simony > [noun]
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giesetryec1430
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barratorship1884
1427 Acts Jas. I (Scot.) §106 (1597) That na Clerkes..passe out of the Realme, bot gif he..mak faith..that he do no barratrie.
1567 Acts Jas. VI (1597) §2 That nane of our said Soveraines subjects..desire title or richt of the said Bishop of Rome..to ony thing within this Realme, vnder the paines of Barratrie.
a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) v. 270 Against whom the sentence of Barratry had been pronounced.
1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 54 Twenty four Articles to prove Barretry,..against me.
1867 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante Inferno xxii. 52 I set me to practise barratry.
2. (Scots Law.) The acceptance of bribes by a judge.
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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > acceptance of bribe by judge
barratry1773
1773 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1838) 1091 Corruption of Judges, Crimen repetundarum, Baratry, Theftbote.
3. Marine Law. Fraud, or gross and criminal negligence, on the part of the master or mariners of a ship, to the prejudice of the owners, and without their consent; e.g. dishonestly sinking, deserting, or running away with the ship, or embezzling the cargo.The risk of barratry is usually excluded in bills of lading from the liabilities of the shipowner to the shipper or consignee of goods, and is undertaken by underwriters in policies of marine insurance.
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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > offences in marine law
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1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 155 Barratrie of the Master and Mariners can hardly be auoided, but by a prouident care to know them.
1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 75 The Insurers were obliged to answer for the Barretry of the Master.
1865 J. Lees Laws Brit. Shipping (ed. 9) 140 Barratry..includes whatever is a cheat, or fraud, or fraudulent act of the captain or crew to the injury of the owner.
4. The offence of habitually exciting quarrels, or moving or maintaining law-suits; vexatious persistence in, or incitement to, litigation.
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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > vexatious litigation
barratry1645
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law > vexatiously
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1645 Ord. Lords & Com. Sacram. 6 Legally attainted of Barretry.
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 171 Inhibiting the Corinthians very sharply for their..common Barretry, in going to Law one with another.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 133 Common barretry is the offence of frequently exciting and stirring up suits and quarrels between his majesty's subjects.
1835 Penny Cycl. III. 495/2 A single act cannot amount to barratry.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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