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Barratry (common law) - Wikipedia
a criminal offense committed by people who are overly officious in instigating or encouraging prosecution of groundless litigation.
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barratry | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Barratry is the act of encouraging lawsuits between others in order to create legal business for one's personal gain and profit.
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Solicitation and Barratry - State Bar of Texas
Government Code section 82.065 has provisions that deal with the voidability of legal services contracts when barratry is involved. Government Code section ...
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barratry
barratry (ˈbærətrɪ) Forms: 5–7 barratrie, 7 baratrie, 7–8 barretry, 8 baratry, 6– barratry. [a. OF. baraterie, barterie (= Pr. barataria), f. barat: see barrat and -ery, -ry.] 1. The purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferment, or of offices of state.1427 Acts Jas. I (Scot.) §106 (1597) That na Cl...
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Code of Virginia Code - Article 4. Barratry - Virginia Law
(a) "Barratry" is the offense of stirring up litigation. (b) A "barrator" is an individual, partnership, association or corporation ...
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Codified Law 20-9-6.1 | South Dakota Legislature
Barratry is the assertion of a frivolous or malicious claim or defense or the filing of any document with malice or in bad faith by a party in a civil action.
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Barratry
Barratry (common law), litigation for the purpose of harassment or profit
Ambulance chasing, when a lawyer seeks clients at a disaster site
Barratry (admiralty law), misconduct by crew of a ship resulting in its damage
Barratry, an old name for graft (politics)
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BARRATRY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. The purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state. 2. An unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a master of a ship or by the mariners.
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Barratry – Frequently Asked Questions - The Flowers Law Firm
An attorney engages in barratry when they attempt to solicit clients for representation without the potential client initiating the contact.
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"The Crime of Barratry: Criminal Responsibility for a Branch of ...
Barratry, unlike most forms of professional misconduct, is criminal. The sanctions are more serious and the procedures are often less familiar than for other ...
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New Mexico Statutes Section 30-27-3 (2024) - Barratry. - Justia Law
Barratry consists of: A. intentionally instigating, maintaining, exciting, prosecuting or encouraging the bringing of any suit in any court of this state.
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Barratry (admiralty law)
Coulter explored the meaning of barratry in detail. References
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barratorship
ˈbarratorˌship [see -ship.] = barratry.1884 J. Sibbald Dante's Inf. xxii. 52 As servant next to Thiebault, righteous King, I set myself to ply barratorship.
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Barratry (common law)
Barratry by country
Australia
In Australia, the term barratry is predominantly used in the first sense of a frivolous or harassing litigant. In Texas, barratry is a misdemeanor on the first conviction, but a felony on subsequent convictions.
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barratrous
barratrous, a. (ˈbærətrəs) [f. barratr-y + -ous.] In Marine Law: Of the nature of barratry, fraudulent. ˈbarratrously adv., by barratry.1842 J. A. Park Syst. Mar. Insur. I. v. 189 Where a ship and cargo was barratrously taken out of her course..by the barratrous act of the crew. 1848 Arnould Mar. In...
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