champerty vs actus reus

champerty and actus reus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
champerty	Yes	No	No	No
actus reus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, actus reus is a hypernym of champerty; that is, actus reus is a word with a broader meaning than champerty:

champerty: 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
actus reus: activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Other hypernyms of champerty include misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct.

champerty (noun)	actus reus (noun)
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	activity that transgresses moral or civil law