Barretor

In criminal law. A common mover, exciter or maintainer of suits and quarrels either in courts or elsewhere in the country; a disturber of the peace who spreads false rumors and calumnies, whereby discord and disquiet may grow among neighbors. Co. Litt 368.

— Common barretor. One who frequently excites and stirs up groundless suits and quarrels, either at law or otherwise. State v. Chit-ty, 1 Bailey, (S. O.) 379; Com. v. Davie, 11 Pick. (Mass.) 482.

barretter, barrator, barator, barratoure. A person who commits barretry; a person who spreads false rumors and calumnies to the creation of discord among neighbors; a litigious, contentious person; one who haunts the courts.

In Scots law. A judge who takes a bribe for giving judgment; a simonist.

Incriminallaw. Acommon mover, excifer, or maintainer of suits and quarrels either in courts or elsewhere in the country; a disturber of the peace who spreads false rumors and calumnies, whereby discord and disquiet may grow among neighbors. Co, Litt. 368.

Barrettor, Barrator, Bar rator, [L. Lat. barector, barectator, baraterius. According to Coke, from Fr. barat, a wrangling suit, a brawl or quarrel; acoording to others, from Fr* barat, deceit, 18 fraud.] In criminal law. A common mover, exciter or maintainer of suits and quarrels either in courts, or elsewhere in the country; a disturber of the peace who spreads false rumors and calumnies, whereby discord and disquiet may grow among neighbors. Co. Litt. 368. Stat. Westm. 1, c. 18. 8 Co. 36. Cro. Car. 192. Termes de la ley. Cowell. See Barratry. In old law. A litigious, contentious person, {litigator, contentiosus); one who haunts the courts, {qui prastorinm nimis frequentat). Spelman. Hortensius Cavalcanus, cited ibid.

In Scotch law. A simonist; a judge who takes a bribe for giving judgment. Skene.