Answer: barretries

AnswerCrossword Clue
barretriesthe offense of frequently exciting and stirring up lawsuits and quarrels
barretriesthe purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferments or of offices of state
barretriesfraud by a master or crew at the expense of the owners of the ship or its cargo
barretriesBARRETRY, fraud committed by master or crew of a ship, also BARRATRY