How to pronounce “barratry”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
• The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
• (admiralty law) Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

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