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Definition: Champertor
Champertor
\Cham"per*tor\, n. [F. champarteur a divider of
fields or field rent. See
Champerty.] (Law)
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.
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