名詞 champerty:

1. 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

cham.per.ty

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 cham.per.ties 【法律】
A sharing in the proceeds of a lawsuit by an outside party who has promoted the litigation.
助訟行為：由一局外當(dāng)事人承辦訴訟并分享法律案件勝訴后的獲益

來(lái)源：
Middle English champartie
中古英語(yǔ) champartie
from Old French champart [the lord`s share of the tenant`s crop]
源自 古法語(yǔ) champart [地主分享佃農(nóng)的糧食]
from Medieval Latin campars, campopars
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) campars, campopars
Latin campo [genitive of] campus [field]
拉丁語(yǔ) campo [] campus的所有格 [田地]
Latin pars [part] * see part
拉丁語(yǔ) pars [部分] *參見 part

【引伸】
cham.pertous