barratry
(noun)
noun
1. traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Similar word(s): simony
Definition categories: act, traffic
2. the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
Definition categories: act, bribery, graft
3. (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
Definition categories: act, fraud
4. the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels