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bar·ra·try AHD[bărʹə-trē] D.J.[ˈbærətriː]K.K.[ˈbærətri]n.（名词）pl. bar.ra.tries 【复数】- 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
- 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)
- Sale or purchase of positions in church or state.圣职买卖，官职买卖
- Middle English barratrie [the sale of church offices] 中古英语 barratrie [圣职的出售]
- from Old French baraterie [deception, malversation] 源自 古法语 baraterie [欺诈，营私舞弊]
- from barater [to cheat] * see barrator 源自 barater [欺骗] * 参见 barrator
barʹratrous AHD[-trəs] （形容词）barʹratrously adv.（副词） |