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What is a barratry?

What is a barratry? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
  2. The sale and/or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
  3. (admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
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The word that should pop into your head right now isn't mutiny, it's barratry.
The instances of barratry and of common scolds, I believe, are the only exceptions.
For barratry and major sea-crimes, the penalty was death and dismemberment.
That is why I referred to barratry and the old common law rules about maintenance and champerty.
If you so state, your insurance company will have no recourse but to ask your arrest on a charge of barratry.
In Scotland, barratry is the crime committed by a judge who is induced by bribery to pronounce judgment.

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