barratry

  1. Noun.  the act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones
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  2. Noun.  the sale and/or purchase of political positions of power.
  3. Noun.  (context, admiralty) unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

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