barratry

Etymology
Early 15th century, in sense “sale of offices”, from, from , of origin, perhaps. In marine sense of “unlawful acts causing loss to owner”, 1620s.

Noun

 * 1) The act of persistently instigating lawsuits, often groundless ones.
 * 2) The sale or purchase of religious or political positions of power.
 * 3)  Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
 * 1)  Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.
 * 1)  Unlawful or fraudulent acts by the crew of a vessel, harming the vessel's owner.

Translations

 * Polish: pieniactwo


 * Polish: barateria