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bar⋅re⋅try

  [bar-i-tree]
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bar⋅ra⋅try

  [bar-uh-tree]
–noun Law.
1. fraud by a master or crew at the expense of the owners of the ship or its cargo.
2. the offense of frequently exciting and stirring up lawsuits and quarrels.
3. the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferments or of offices of state.
Also, barretry.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME barratrie < AF, MF baraterie combat, fighting. See barrator, -ery

Related forms:
bar⋅ra⋅trous, adjective
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Main Entry: bar·ra·try
Pronunciation: 'bar-&-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
Etymology: Middle French baraterie deception, from barater to deceive, cheat
1 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a ship's master or crew that injures the interests of the ship's or cargo's owners —often used in marine insurance policies
NOTE: Examples of barratry include embezzling cargo, stealing a ship's equipment, or willfully sinking a ship.
2 : the persistent incitement of litigation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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