champerty
n . 帮诉
帮诉
champerty n 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 ;
"
soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty "
Champerty \
Cham "
per *
ty \,
n . [
F .
champart field rent ,
L .
campipars ;
champ (
L .
campus )
field part (
L .
pars )
share .]
1 .
Partnership in power ;
equal share of authority . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Beaut ['
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ne sleighte ,
strengthe ne hardyness ,
Ne may with Venus holde champartye . --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
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 }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
By many authorities champerty is defined as an agreement of this nature .
From early times the offence of champerty has been forbidden and punishable .
[
1913 Webster ]
CHAMPERTY ,
crimes .
A bargain with a plaintiff or defendant ,
campum partire ,
to divide the land or other matter sued for between them ,
if they prevail at law ,
the champertor undertaking to carry on the suit at his own expense .
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416 ;
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2 .
This offence differs from maintenance ,
in this ,
that in the latter the person assisting the suitor receives no benefit ,
while in the former he receives one half ,
or other portion ,
of the thing sued for .
See Punishment ;
Fine ;
Imprisonment ;
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Com .
135 .
3 .
This was an offence in the civil law .
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4 .
To maintain a defendant may be champerty .
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484 ;
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152 ;
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624 ;
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90 .
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