barratry

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noun

Plural noun:

barratries

1.
(countable, uncountable)The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

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champerty

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Nguồn gốc từ

Early 15th century, in sense “sale of offices”, from Old French baraterie (deceit, trickery), from barat (fraud, deceit, trickery), of origin, perhaps -. In marine sense of “unlawful acts causing loss to owner”, 1620s.