champertous

champertous: champertous (adj.) 1640s, from champart, from Fr. champart "portion of produce received by a feudal lord from land held in lease from him" (13c.), from O.N.Fr. campart-, probably from L. campi pars "part of the field." In later use often with reference to champerty, the illegal act whereby a person makes a bargain to maintain a litigant in return for a share of the gains if the case succeeds.

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champertous — cham·per·tous / cham pər təs/ adj: of, relating to, or being a champerty a champertous agreement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. champertous … Law dictionary
champertous — adjective Having the quality of champerty, being an instance of champerty. Champertous contracts may be voided … Wiktionary
champertous — d.əs adjective Etymology: champerty + ous : of, relating to, or involving champerty a champertous contract … Useful english dictionary
champertous — adjective see champerty … New Collegiate Dictionary
champertous — See champerty. * * * … Universalium
champertous — adj. (Law) of or pertaining to champerty (act of promoting the suit of a plaintiff or defendant in return for a share of the proceeds of the case) … English contemporary dictionary
champertous — cham·per·tous … English syllables
champertous — /chaempartas/ Of the nature of champerty; affected with champerty … Black's law dictionary
champertous — /chaempartas/ Of the nature of champerty; affected with champerty … Black's law dictionary
champertous — Partaking of or tainted with champerty … Ballentine's law dictionary

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