Champerty
nounid
26650·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Champerties
- possessive
- Champerty's
- pluralpossessive
- Champerties'
Framework definitions
- §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
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