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Champerty is a noun that means a proceeding by which a person not a party in a suit bargains to aid in or carry on its prosecution or defense in consideration of a share of the matter in suit. Learn more about its etymology, history, and legal definition.
Champertous means a sharing in the proceeds of a lawsuit by an outside party who has funded or assisted in funding the litigation. The Free Dictionary provides the origin, pronunciation, and legal meaning of champertous, as well as related words and examples.
Champertous is a term for an illegal agreement between a plaintiff and a third party who finances and carries a lawsuit in return for a share of the recovery. Learn the history, difference from barratry, and sources of champertous law from various dictionaries and encyclopedias.
The meaning of CHAMPERTOUS is of, relating to, or being a champerty. How to use champertous in a sentence.
Champertous definition: Having the quality of <a>champerty</a>, being an instance of champerty.
The rule of the profession that forbids a lawyer from contracting with his client for part of the thing in litigation in exchange for conducting the case at the lawyer’s expense is designed to prevent the lawyer from acquiring an interest between him and his client.
(formerly) relating to an illegal arrangement between a party involved in litigation and an outsider in which the outsider finances the legal action in exchange for a share of any proceeds recovered. The word champertous is derived from champerty, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
