barratry
noun
fraud by a master or crew at the expense of the owners of the ship or its cargo.
barratrous
-
a word derived from
barratry.
Example Sentences
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Well, it's gone with the codfish, and the fact is properly entered in the log as barratrous conduct on the part of the skipper.
From "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea by Morgan Robertson
