单词 | barratry |
释义 | barratry['bærətri]n. 诉讼挑唆【经】 故意损坏行为, 教唆兴讼 barratry bar.ra.try AHD: [b²r“…-tr¶] D.J. [6b#r*tri8]K.K. [6b#r*tri]n.(名词) 【复数】 bar.ra.tries 1. 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2. 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”(&b{Tom Clancy})“这些船上官员的胡作非为是…重大失职”(汤姆·克兰西)3. Sale or purchase of positions in church or state.圣职买卖,官职买卖语源:1. Middle English barratrie [the sale of church offices] 中古英语 barratrie [圣职的出售] 2. from Old French baraterie [deception, malversation] 源自 古法语 baraterie [欺诈,营私舞弊] 3. from barater [to cheat] * see barrator 源自 barater [欺骗] *参见 barrator继承用法:bar“ratrous AHD: [-tr…s] (形容词)bar“ratrously adv.(副词) |
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