barratry
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Types & categories
- traffic hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
Types & categories
- bribery hypernym
Sense 3 noun
(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
Types & categories
- fraud hypernym
Related & opposite
- maritime law domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
Types & categories
- crime hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | traffic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bribery |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | maritime law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fraud |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | crime |