champerty

uncountable

A legal term referring to an unethical agreement in which a third party (historically an attorney) finances a lawsuit in exchange for a share of the awarded damages.

• 🇷🇺Юридический термин, обозначающий неэтичное соглашение, при котором третья сторона (исторически адвокат) финансирует судебный процесс в обмен на долю от присуждённого возмещения ущерба.

1. Unethical legal agreement C2 formal legal

   An illegal or unethical agreement in which a third party (often an attorney) agrees to finance a lawsuit in exchange for a share of the proceeds or damages awarded.

   • The court ruled that the contract constituted champerty and was therefore unenforceable.
   • Historically, champerty was considered a form of maintenance and was prohibited by law.
   • The lawyer was disbarred for engaging in champerty with his client.

   🇷🇺Неэтичное юридическое соглашение

• champerties plural form
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• champerty's possessive singular form