champerty
Plural: champerties
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"
- The investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord)”), probably from Latin campī (“fields”) + pars (“part”).
Scrabble Score: 21
champerty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchamperty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
champerty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
champerty: valid Words With Friends Word