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Definition of: champerty
(cham′pər·tē) noun plural ·ties Law
A bargain made by one not a party to the suit to bear expenses of litigation in consideration of a share of the matter sued for. [<F champart <OF <L campi pars share of the field]
—cham′per·tous adjective
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