- 1. n. Partnership in power; equal share of authority. Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. 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 Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. Partnership in power; equal share of authority. [Obs.] Beauté ne sleighte, strengthe ne hardyness, Ne may with Venus holde champartye. Chaucer. 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. 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. Source: webster
- 5. The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishingmoney or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concerntherein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, inthe event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance withthe addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. SeeMaintenance. Source: adambom
- 6. n. 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 Source: ecdict
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