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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Champertor

· Cham·per·tor · IPA
01 n. One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his own expense, in order to obtain a share …
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    One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.(Law)