n. an agreement between the party suing in a lawsuit (plaintiff) ...

An agreement between the party suing in a lawsuit (the plaintiff) and another person, who agrees to finance and carry the lawsuit in return for a percentage of the recovery. In some states, champerty [..]

pl: -ties [Anglo-French champartie bargaining for a share of disputed property, from champart share of crops paid as rent, share of property in dispute, from champ field + part portion] : an ...

A procedure by which a person having no legal concern in a suit promises aid or influence to one party in return for a share of the matter in the suit, if successful; usually linked with maintenance. [..]

Champerty is the practice of agreeing to paticipate and share in the proceeds of a lawsuit, despite not being a proper party to the dispute. The outside party, usually an attorney,  bargains to exchan [..]

(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

n. an agreement between the party suing in a lawsuit (plaintiff) and another person, usually an attorney, who agrees to finance and carry the lawsuit in return for a percentage of the recovery (money [..]