Barratry - Definition
barratry
n 1: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [syn:
simony, barratry]
2: the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
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
4: the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits
and quarrels