Barratry used in a sentence

Barratry in a sentence as a noun

This is what is known in the common law as barratry: lawsuits filed not for justice but for profit.

Honest question - does the united states not have barratry laws?

The technical term is "barratry", and it is illegal in some jurisdictions, but not all.

Or barratry lawyers, why not ask them why they didn't all become constitutional lawyers criminal defense lawyers?

Does the US have that at all?I'm not in any way experienced in law, but it seems like that would help reduce the number of fishing expeditions and barratry.

Traditionally such arrangements were considered akin to barratry.

Yes, it does seem to reduce barratry, but it can also be used to deter legitimate plaintiffs who don't have an open-and-shut case, because a loss in court against a wealthy defendant can easily result in bankruptcy.

"In maritime law, barratry is the commission of an act by the master or mariners of a vessel for an unlawful or fraudulent purpose that is contrary to the duty owed to the owners, by which act the owners sustain injury.