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barratry

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæɹətɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aabrrrtyStarts with BEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • [Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.

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