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Word: Champerty
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French champartie, from Old French champart ‘feudal lord's share of produce’, from Latin campus ‘field’ + pars ‘part’
ˈtʃampəti
an agreement in which a person with no previous interest in a lawsuit finances it with a view to sharing the disputed property if the suit succeeds.
Short Definition:agreement in which person with no previous interest in lawsuit finances it
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