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Attalus · 03-25-2003, 02:50 PM

Main Entry: bar·ra·try
Pronunciation: 'bar-&-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -tries
Etymology: Middle English barratrie, from Middle French baraterie deception, from barater to deceive, exchange
Date: 15th century
1 : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
2 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty on the part of a master of a ship or of the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo
3 : the persistent incitement of litigation
Kat, this here is serious legal research.

03-25-2003, 02:50 PM	#104
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 77 Posts: 8,167	Main Entry: bar·ra·try Pronunciation: 'bar-&-trE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -tries Etymology: Middle English barratrie, from Middle French baraterie deception, from barater to deceive, exchange Date: 15th century 1 : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state 2 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty on the part of a master of a ship or of the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo 3 : the persistent incitement of litigation Kat, this here is serious legal research. __________________ Even Heroes sometimes fail...