Champertor

In criminal law. One who makes pleas or suits, or causes them to be moved, either directly or indirectly, and sues them at his proper costs, upon condition of having a part of the gain. St. 33 Edw. I. St. 2.

champerter, champortor. One who is guilty of the offense of champerty.

In criminallaw. One who makes pleas or snits, or causes them to be moved, either directly or indirectly, and sues them at his proper costs, upon condition of having a part of the gain. One guilty of chumperty. st. 33 Edw, I. c. 2.

Chomperter, Champartor. rL.Lat. cambiparticepa, q. v.] In criminal law. One who is guilty of the offence of champerty. A purchaser or promoter of other persons' suits.* 4 BL Com, 135. See Champerty, Champertors are defined by the statute De Conipiratoribtie, {pi conspirators,) 83 £dw. I. to be " those who move or cause to be moved pleas and suits, either by their own procurement, or by that of others, and sue them at their own costs, to have part of the land in dispute or part of the gains; {ad campi partem, vel pro parte lucri habend.)" This definition is in the English edition of the statutes, at the end of the statute of conspirators; but, according to Mr. Reeves, no original text appears to warrant it; and he considers it probable that it was added by some reader, to explain what followed; for the next statute is entitled the "statute of champerty." 2 Beeves' Hist, Eng, Law, 243. The Latin text is given by Cowell and Spelman, but neither of them takes any notice of the deficiency.

crim. law, one who moves pleas or suits, or causes them to be moved, either directly or indirectly, and sues them at his proper costs, upon condition of having a part of the gain.