Definitions for Champerty
ˈtʃæm pər ticham·per·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. champertynoun

   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

   "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. champertynoun

   investing money into an individual's law suit.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Champertynoun

   In law. A maintenance of any man in his suit while depending, upon condition to have part of the thing when it is recovered. John Cowell

   Etymology: champart, Fr.

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1. Champerty

   Champerty and maintenance are doctrines in common law jurisdictions that aim to preclude frivolous litigation: Maintenance is the intermeddling of a disinterested party to encourage a lawsuit.: 260  It is: "A taking in hand, a bearing up or upholding of quarrels or sides, to the disturbance of the common right." Champerty (from Old French champart) is the financial support, by a party not naturally concerned in the suit, of a plaintiff that allows them to prosecute a lawsuit on condition that, if it be brought to a successful issue, the plaintiff will repay them with a share of the proceed from the suit.In Giles v Thompson Lord Justice Steyn declared: "In modern idiom maintenance is the support of litigation by a stranger without just cause. Champerty is an aggravated form of maintenance. The distinguishing feature of champerty is the support of litigation by a stranger in return for a share of the proceeds." At common law, maintenance and champerty were both crimes and torts, as was barratry (the bringing of vexatious litigation). This is generally no longer so as, during the nineteenth century, the development of legal ethics tended to obviate the risks to the public, particularly after the scandal of the Swynfen will case (1856–1864). However, the principles are relevant to modern contingent fee agreements between a lawyer and a client and to the assignment by a plaintiff of his rights in a lawsuit to someone with no connection to the case. Champertous contracts can still, depending on jurisdiction, be void for public policy or attract liability for costs.

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1. champerty

   Champerty is a legal term referring to an unethical practice in which a person or entity (known as a champertor) agrees to finance or support another person's lawsuit, in return for a portion of the proceeds from the legal action if it is successful. This practice is considered illegal or unethical in many jurisdictions as it may encourage unnecessary or frivolous lawsuits and can interfere with the fair administration of justice.

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1. Champertynoun

   partnership in power; equal share of authority

2. Champertynoun

   the prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. See Maintenance

3. Etymology: [F. champart field rent, L. campipars; champ (L. campus) field + part (L. pars) share.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Champerty

   sham′pėr-ti, n. an illegal bargain whereby the one party is to assist the other in recovering property, and is to share in the proceeds.—n. Cham′part, the division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord. [Norm. Fr.—L. campi pars, part of the field.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Champerty in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Champerty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Champerty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Champerty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Champerty
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champerty
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Champerty
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Champerty