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Re: Fwd: Re: Resistance Is Futile.



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On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 09:57:06PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
> I thought barratry was like piracy, but done to a ship in harbour as
> opposed to on the high seas?

That only applies to maritime law.  According to the 1913 edition of
the Websters Dictionary (the only thing dict could even find with the
term), it is "the practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and
quarrels."  In layman's terms, barratry is being a bloodsucking
dumbass.  8:o)

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