Barratry

Barratry definition:
An intentional wrongful act committed by the crew or master of a ship to the prejudice of the owner or the charterer.
Barratry has meaning in (1) maritime law as well as being (2) an ancient common law criminal offence.

Barratry Creating legal business by stirring up disputes and quarrels, generally for the benefit of the lawyer who sees fees in the matter. Barratry is illegal in all states and subject to criminal punishment or discipline by the state bar.

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Barratry
(n) Barratry is the judicial proceeding or legal actions on a legally un-sustaining or groundless matters initiated as per the advices or directions of the legal advisors who will be benefited when the clients acts on their advice.

BARRATRY - The practice of instituting groundless judicial proceedings - a crime in a number of jurisdictions.

Barratry: an act committed by the master or mariners of a vessel, for some unlawful or fraudulent purpose, contrary to their duty to the owners, whereby the latter sustain injury. It may include negligence, if so gross as to evidence fraud.

Barratry
unlawful and deliberate acts by the captain, master or seamen on a vessel that result in loss or damage the vessel. These acts of the captain, master or seamen are in direct conflict with the duty they owe the ship's owner.

BARRATRY, maritime law, crimes. A fraudulent act of the master or mariners, committed contrary to their duty as such, to the prejudice of the owners of the ship. Emer. tom. 1, p. 366; Merlin, Repert. h. t.; Roccus, h. t.; 2 Marsh. Insur.

common barratry (also called "barretry"): Making a habit of starting fights or lawsuits. Starting lawsuits without a good reason.
common law: Laws that come from court decisions and not from statutes ("codes") or constitutions.

Barratry The practice of "manufacturing" lawsuits out of thin air. As Black defines barratry, it is "the practice of exciting groundless judicial proceedings".

See also: Attorney, Attorn, Law, Court, Term