barratry
Nouns
- (n) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments simony,
- (n) the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
- (n) (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
- (n) the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels