PACTUM DE QUOTA LITIS - Legal Dictionary

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PACTUM DE QUOTA LITIS		. An agreement by which a creditor of a sum difficult to recover, promises a portion, for example, one-third, to the person who will undertake to recover it. In general, attorneys will abstain from, making such a contract, yet it is not unlawful.
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