a. [f. BARRATR-Y + -OUS.] In Marine Law: Of the nature of barratry, fraudulent. Barratrously adv., by barratry.
1842. Sir J. Park, Syst. Mar. Insur., I. v. 189. Where a ship and cargo was barratrously taken out of her course … by the barratrous act of the crew.
1848. Arnould, Mar. Insur. (1866), II. III. ii. 713. No act can be barratrous to which the owners have … been consenting parties.
1883. Law Rep., Appeal VIII. 394. A barratrously caused seizure.
