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CHAMPERTOR
Cham"per*tor, n. Etym: [F. champarteur a divider of fields or field rent. See Champerty.] (Law)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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