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champerty

Champerty (noun) means the investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.

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The investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.
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Etymology

From Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord)”), probably from Latin campī (“fields”) + pars (“part”).

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"champerty" (noun) means the investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.

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