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traffic vs barratry

barratry vs traffic

traffic and barratry both are nouns.

traffic is a verb but barratry is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
traffic Yes No Yes No
barratry Yes No No No
As nouns, barratry is a hyponym of traffic; that is, barratry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than traffic:
  • traffic: buying and selling; especially illicit trade
  • barratry: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
traffic (noun) barratry (noun)
buying and selling; especially illicit trade the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') (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 amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
traffic (verb) barratry (verb)
deal illegally
trade or deal a commodity
Difference between traffic and barratry

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