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champerty - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'champerty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Champerty [ n.]
- Partnership in power; equal share of authority.
- The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. See Maintenance.

Meaning of 'champerty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . champerty [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty