ALL meanings of champerty
cham·per·ty
C c - noun champerty (formerly) an illegal bargain between a party to litigation and an outsider whereby the latter agrees to pay for the action and thereby share in any proceeds recovered 3
- noun champerty an act or proceeding by which a person who is not concerned in a lawsuit makes a bargain with one of the litigants to help maintain the costs of the suit in return for a share of any proceeds: illegal in most states 3
- noun champerty a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on. 1
- noun champerty An illegal 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. 1
- noun champerty (law) investing money into an individual’s law suit. 0