Associations to the word «Champerty»

Wiktionary

CHAMPERTY, noun. (legal) investing money into an individual’s law suit.

Dictionary definition

CHAMPERTY, noun. 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; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty".

Wise words

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