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champerty vs wrongdoing

wrongdoing vs champerty

champerty and wrongdoing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
champerty Yes No No No
wrongdoing Yes No No No
As nouns, wrongdoing is a hypernym of champerty; that is, wrongdoing 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
  • wrongdoing: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of champerty include actus reus, misconduct, wrongful conduct.
champerty (noun) wrongdoing (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
departure from what is ethically acceptable
Difference between champerty and wrongdoing

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