1. (noun) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments

• simony

1. (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

• admiralty law
• marine law
• maritime law

2. (noun) the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

• jurisprudence
• law

1. (noun) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments

• traffic

2. (noun) the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery

• bribery
• graft

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

• fraud

4. (noun) the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

• crime
• criminal offence
• criminal offense
• law-breaking
• offence
• offense