champerty
champerty · champerties
The investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interestThe investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.
More definitions
- an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded
Origin
From Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produFrom Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord)”), probably from Latin campī (“fields”) + pars (“part”).
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Forms
plural: champerties| Singular | champerty |
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Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable