barratry
n . 诉讼教唆,船长,船员的损害行为
诉讼教唆,船长,船员的损害行为
barratry n 1 :
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [
synonym :
{
simony }, {
barratry }]
2 :
the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery 3 : (
maritime law )
a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo ;
includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo 4 :
the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels Barratry \
Bar "
ra *
try \,
n . [
Cf .
F .
baraterie ,
LL .
barataria .
See {
Barrator },
and cf . {
Bartery }.]
1 . (
Law )
The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels . [
Also spelt {
barretry }.] --
Coke .
Blackstone .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Mar .
Law )
A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship ,
in his character of master ,
or of the mariners ,
to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo ,
and without his consent .
It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose ,
as by running away with the ship ,
sinking or deserting her ,
etc .,
or by embezzling the cargo . --
Kent .
--
Park .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Scots Law )
The crime of a judge who is influenced by bribery in pronouncing judgment . --
Wharton .
[
1913 Webster ]
BARRATRY ,
crimes .
In old law French barat ,
baraterie ,
signifying robbery ,
deceit ,
fraud .
In modern usage it may be defined as the habitual moving ,
exciting ,
and maintaining suits and quarrels ,
either at law or otherwise .
1 Inst .
368 ;
1 Hawk .
243 .
2 .
A man cannot be indicted as a common barrator in respect of any number of false and groundless actions brought in his own right ,
nor for a single act in right of another ;
for that would not make him a common barrator .
3 .
Barratry ,
in this sense ,
is different from maintenance (
q .
v .)
and champerty . (
q .
v .)
4 .
An attorney cannot be indicted for this crime ,
merely for maintaining another in a groundless action .
Vide 15 Mass .
R .
229 1 Bailey '
s R .
379 ;
11 Pick .
R .
432 ;
13 Pick .
R .
362 ;
9 Cowen ,
R .
587 ;
Bac .
Ab .
h .
t .;
Hawk .
P .
C .
B .
1 ,
c .
21 ;
Roll .
Ab .
335 ;
Co .
Litt .
368 ;
3 Inst .
175 .
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 .
515 ;
8 East ,
R .
138 ,
139 .
As to what will amount to barratry ,
see Abbott on Shipp .
167 ,
n .
1 ;
2 Wash .
C .
C .
R .
61 ;
9 East ,
R .
126 ;
1 Str .
581 ;
2 Ld .
Raym .
1349 ;
1 Term R .
127 ;
6 Id .
379 ;
8 Id .
320 ;
2 Cain .
R .
67 ,
222 ;
3 Cain .
R .
1 ;
1 John .
R .
229 ;
8 John .
R .
209 ,
n .
2d edit .;
5 Day .
R .
1 ;
11 John .
R .
40 ;
13 John .
R ,
451 ;
2 Binn .
R .
274 ;
2 Dall .
R .
137 ;
8 Cran .
R .
39 ;
3 Wheat .
R .
168 ;
4 Dall .
R .
294 ;
1 Yeates ,
114 .
2 .
The act of Congress of April ,
30 ,
1790 ,
s .
8 ,
1 Story '
s Laws U .
S .
84 ,
punishes with death as piracy , "
any captain or mariner of any ship or other vessel who shall piratically and feloniously run away with such ship or vessel ,
or any goods or merchandize to the value of fifty dollars ;
or yield up such ship or vessel to any pirate or if any such seamen shall lay violent hands upon his commander ,
thereby to binder or prevent his fighting in defence of his ship ,
or goods ,
committed to his trust ,
or shall make a revolt in the said ship ."
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