Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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barratry | Yes | No | No | No |
graft | Yes | No | Yes | No |
barratry (noun) | graft (noun) |
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the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels | the act of grafting something onto something else |
(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo | the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage |
the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery | (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient |
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments |
barratry (verb) | graft (verb) |
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cause to grow together parts from different plants | |
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient |