barratry
Example Sentences
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Parker in mind, a Massachusetts congressman worked to amend the barratry law so that it would no longer be a capital offense.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2011
In any case, the entire, ever wistful publishing industry now chases riches through barratry, the offense of excessive litigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still, amidst these facts, which seemed to point pretty clearly to a case of barratry, there were serious difficulties.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
At this period Ferret interrupted the narrator, by observing that the said Greaves was a common nuisance, and ought to be prosecuted on the statute of barratry.
From The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves by T. (Tobias) Smollett
"Excepting barratry, the ten commandments, earthquake and the act of God, sir, yes."
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
