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champerty

DEFINITIONS OF: champerty

1

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

“soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty”
Type of:
actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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