barratry

noun

1.
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
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