Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun barratry

4 senses of barratry

Sense 1
simony, barratry -- (traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments)
       => traffic -- (buying and selling; especially illicit trade)

Sense 2
barratry -- (the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery)
       => bribery, graft -- (the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage)

Sense 3
barratry -- ((maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo)
       => fraud -- (intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)

Sense 4
barratry -- (the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels)
       => crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking -- ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes")