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repeated frivolous lawsuits; fraud or negligence by a ship's captain
1881The Prince and the PauperBy advantage taken of one in fault, in dire peril, and at thy mercy, thou hast seized goods worth above thirteenpence ha'penny, paying but a trifle for the same; and this, in the eye of the law, is constructive barratry, misprision of treason, malfeasance in office, ad hominem expurgatis in statu quo—and the penalty is death by the halter, without ransom, commutation, or benefit of clergy.'1937Here's LuckCriminal assault with intent to murder, wilfully damaging property, false pretences, robbery, arson, barratry—anything. And then there's her brother. You're in a terrible fix.1967The Past Through TomorrowThere was still arson, and barratry, whatever that was, and rape. I decided I could avoid rape, but barratry I might manage, if I could find out what it meant.1992Steel BeachThe correspondent herself breezed into the office around sundown, just back from Whiz-bang...with a good story about bribery and barratry amongst our elected representatives…Labels: John Varley, Lennie Lower, Mark Twain, Robert A. Heinlein
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