BARRATRY

Definition of BARRATRY

  1. (noun)traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
  2. (noun)the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery
  3. (noun)(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. (noun)the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels