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barratry

[bar-uh-tree] / ˈbær ə tri /
NOUN
breach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contravention dereliction disregard infraction infringement neglect noncompliance offense transgression violation
STRONG
delinquency disobedience nonobservance trespass
Antonyms
STRONGEST
obedience observance regard respect
WEAK
bridge connection upholding
NOUN
fraud
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackmail deceit extortion graft hoax misrepresentation scam
STRONG
artifice cheat chicane chicanery con craft double-dealing dupery duplicity fake flimflam fraudulence guile hocus-pocus hustle imposture line racket sell shakedown sham skunk smoke song spuriousness sting swindle treachery
WEAK
bamboozlement duping fast one fast shuffle fourberie hanky-panky hoodwinking sharp practice song and dance swindling
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness entertainment forthrightness frankness honesty openness reality sincerity truth truthfulness
WEAK
fairness justice

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

Ambulance chasing, barratry, capping, running, soliciting � by whatever name it is known, the practice of stir ring up law business is condemned by lawyers and laymen alike.

From Time Magazine Archive

In any case, the entire, ever wistful publishing industry now chases riches through barratry, the offense of excessive litigation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The commencing of suits in the name of a fictitious plaintiff is common barratry.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

You were guilty of barratry before, and you know it!

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman