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cham·per·ty
/ˈʧæmpɚ/
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cham·per·ty
n.
1.
Partnership
in
power
;
equal
share
of
authority
. [
Obs
.]
Beaut
é
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
.
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