Champerty

[tʃæmpәti]

解释:

(noun.) 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'.

布雷特整理--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) Partnership in power; equal share of authority.

(n.) 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.

安琪编辑

解释:

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.

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