barratry

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noun

1. traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
• Syn:
simony
• Hypernyms:
traffic
2. the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
• Hypernyms:
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
• Topics:
maritime law, marine law, admiralty law
• Hypernyms:
fraud
4. the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking