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Meaning of word barratry from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

barratry noun

Meaning : Traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments.

Synonyms : simony

Meaning : The crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery.

Meaning : (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.

Meaning : The offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels.

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lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

good (noun)
Benefit.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

lycopersicon esculentum (noun)
Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.