barratry

n. 诉讼挑唆 [经] 故意损坏行为, 教唆兴讼

发音

/ˈbæɹətɹi/

词形变化

barratries 复数 barratries

别名

barretry

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.

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  2. 2.

    The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.

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  3. 3.

    Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

simony

上位词 8

crime traffic fraud bribery graft criminal offence criminal offense lawbreaking

词源

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.

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