Meaning of Barratry | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

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

CEFR level