barratry

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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

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

The trial of Mrs. Winslow, charged with common barratry, has been proceeding in the Four Courts all day.

From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan

A celebrated case of barratry was going on in 1863, the date of my first visit, when Lloyds sent out a detective and my friend Capt.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir