Barratry or Mutiny... is that a mule?
If you are the sort who must watch a movie from start to finish without interruption, you probably shouldn't come over to our house to watch with us.
This evening, we sat down to watch a pair of A&E Hornblowers (Mutiny & Retribution). Our first point of discussion was whether the officers of a ship could rightly be accused of mutiny (which was the contention of the naval officer of the family), or that it would be barratry (that of the lawyer of the family). After consulting Black's Law Dictionary and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, we determined that barratry only applies to commercial vessels, not military vessels.
A bit later, the phrase hoist on his own petard was used. We knew the origin of the phrase, but we had to pull out the dictionary to see it anyway, because we were curious whether there was an earlier or other meaning to the word petard.
A few weeks back, when we were watching Silverado, we had to consult various references when we thought we saw a mule pulling a wagon. We read about mules and hinnys, donkeys and horses and then eventually got back to the movie.
This evening, we sat down to watch a pair of A&E Hornblowers (Mutiny & Retribution). Our first point of discussion was whether the officers of a ship could rightly be accused of mutiny (which was the contention of the naval officer of the family), or that it would be barratry (that of the lawyer of the family). After consulting Black's Law Dictionary and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, we determined that barratry only applies to commercial vessels, not military vessels.
A bit later, the phrase hoist on his own petard was used. We knew the origin of the phrase, but we had to pull out the dictionary to see it anyway, because we were curious whether there was an earlier or other meaning to the word petard.
A few weeks back, when we were watching Silverado, we had to consult various references when we thought we saw a mule pulling a wagon. We read about mules and hinnys, donkeys and horses and then eventually got back to the movie.