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Still, amidst these facts, which seemed to point pretty clearly to a case of barratry, there were serious difficulties.

In Scotland, barratry is the crime committed by a judge who is induced by bribery to pronounce judgment.

The instances of barratry and of common scolds, I believe, are the only exceptions.

Our legal term Barratry is derived from the medival Barrateria, which signified cheating or foul play.

But as yet there is nothing but his own raving to convict him of barratry.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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