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词汇 barratry
释义 bar·ra·try AHD[bărʹə-trē] D.J.[ˈbærətriː]K.K.[ˈbærətri]n.(名词)pl. bar.ra.tries 【复数】
    1. Law The offense of persistently instigating lawsuits, typically groundless ones.【法律】 诉讼挑唆:持续不断地挑唆诉讼(尤指没有理由的诉讼)的违法行为
    1. An unlawful breach of duty on the part of a ship's master or crew resulting in injury to the ship's owner:非法行为:导致船主受损失的船长或海员的不合法的失职行为:"Gross misconduct of the officers is . . . barratry"(Tom Clancy)“这些船上官员的胡作非为是…重大失职”(汤姆·克兰西)
    1. Sale or purchase of positions in church or state.圣职买卖,官职买卖
Etymology语源
    1. Middle English barratrie [the sale of church offices] 中古英语 barratrie [圣职的出售]
    1. from Old French baraterie [deception, malversation] 源自 古法语 baraterie [欺诈,营私舞弊]
    1. from barater [to cheat] * see barrator 源自 barater [欺骗] * 参见 barrator
Related Forms继承用法barʹratrous AHD[-trəs] (形容词)barʹratrously adv.(副词)
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