Barratry is an English word with synonyms like simony or traffic. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Barratry in a sentence
Barratry meaning
- The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
- The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
- Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
Using Barratry
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones. | The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power. | Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
- Useful related words include: simony, traffic, bribery, graft.
Context around Barratry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 44 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barratry
- In this selection, "barratry" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 44 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti and laws stand out and add context to how "barratry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include controversial anti barratry laws of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barratry" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barratry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Watt, Medieval Church Councils, pp. 154–5 Even in the midst of the Basel general council, Pope Eugenius instructed his legate, Bishop Antonio Altan of Urbino, to meet with James to raise the issue of the king's controversial anti-barratry laws of 1426. (44 words)
Watt, Medieval Church Councils, pp. 154–5 Even in the midst of the Basel general council, Pope Eugenius instructed his legate, Bishop Antonio Altan of Urbino, to meet with James to raise the issue of the king's controversial anti-barratry laws of 1426. (44 words)
Example sentences (1)
Watt, Medieval Church Councils, pp. 154–5 Even in the midst of the Basel general council, Pope Eugenius instructed his legate, Bishop Antonio Altan of Urbino, to meet with James to raise the issue of the king's controversial anti-barratry laws of 1426.