Champert

/ˈtʃæmpərt/ noun

A variant or related term to champerty, referring to the illegal practice of supporting or financing a lawsuit in exchange for a share of the gains.

Alternate or related form of 'champerty,' from Old French legal terminology describing a disreputable practice that medieval common law attempted to regulate.

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