champerty

名词 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.（名词）
【复数】 cham.per.ties 【法律】
A sharing in the proceeds of a lawsuit by an outside party who has promoted the litigation.
助讼行为：由一局外当事人承办诉讼并分享法律案件胜诉后的获益

来源：
Middle English champartie
中古英语 champartie
from Old French champart [the lord`s share of the tenant`s crop]
源自 古法语 champart [地主分享佃农的粮食]
from Medieval Latin campars, campopars
源自 中世纪拉丁语 campars, campopars
Latin campo [genitive of] campus [field]
拉丁语 campo [] campus的所有格 [田地]
Latin pars [part] * see part
拉丁语 pars [部分] *参见 part

【引伸】
cham.pertous