CHAMPERTOUS

Meaning of CHAMPERTOUS in English

adjective see: champerty

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

CHAMPERTOUS — -d.əs adjective Etymology: champerty + -ous : of, relating to, or involving champerty a champertous contract
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAMPERTOUS — adj. (Law) of or pertaining to champerty (act of promoting the suit of a plaintiff or defendant in return for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHAMPERTOUS — see champerty
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAMPERTY — noun see: part Date: 15th century a proceeding by which a person not a party in a suit bargains to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAMPERTY — — champertous , adj. /cham"peuhr tee/ , n. Law. a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAMPERTY — [ 'tʃampəti ] ■ noun Law an illegal agreement in which a person with no previous interest in a lawsuit …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHAMPERTY — n. (pl. -ies) Law an illegal agreement in which a person not naturally interested in a lawsuit finances it with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAMPERTY — n. (pl. -ies) Law an illegal agreement in which a person not naturally interested in a lawsuit finances it with …
Oxford English vocab

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