BARRETOR
\bˈaɹɛtə], \bˈaɹɛtə], \b_ˈa_ɹ_ɛ_t_ə]\
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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.
By Henry Campbell Black
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