- champerties
- n. act of promoting the suit of a plaintiff or defendant in return for a share of the proceeds of the case (Law)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
champerties
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champerty — [cham′pər tē] n. pl. champerties [ME champartie < OFr champart, the lord s share in the crop of a tenant s land < L campi pars < campi, gen. of campus, field + pars, part: see CAMPUS & PART2] Law an act or proceeding by which a person… … English World dictionary
