Chapter 17 Vocabulary

Question 1

Allegation

Answer 1

A statement made without proof; the act of making a charge or accusation before a legal tribunal, the charge of which is undertaken to be proved; declaration, assertion, statement, affirmation.

Question 2

Class Action

Answer 2

A legal action brought on behalf of all persons to whom the case applies; a lawsuit with multiple plaintiffs, all of whom claim to be victims of the same alleged crime.

Question 3

Brokered Deal

Answer 3

A business arrangement or legal contract for monetary compensation, which was negotiated by third party acting as the middleman.

Question 4

Compliance

Answer 4

The act of doing as another wishes, or yielding to a request or command; consent or submission; a tendency to oblige to other’s demands without objection.

Question 5

Injunction

Answer 5

A command, order, or behest; a formal order from the court; the act of commanding or authoritatively directing.

Question 6

Expiedient

Answer 6

Quick about bringing in about a desired result; suitable, advantageous, profitable; giving or seeking personal advantage based on self-interest, often without regard to what is or what is just or right.

Question 7

Plaintiff

Answer 7

A person who begins or initiates a lawsuit; the party who brings forth a legal complaint or accusation against another party.

Question 8

Conciliation Agreement

Answer 8

Contractual settlement reached by two parties or groups solving a dispute or disagreement, in which one party attempts to placate, appease, or reconcile with the other.

Question 9

Zero Tolerance

Answer 9

Total rejection of a particular idea or situation; a complete unwillingness to accept actions, which one does not approve of or agree with; one-hundred percent disapproval of something.

Question 10

Contempt of Court

Answer 10

Disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or or decisions of the court or a lawmaking body, punishable by a fine or imprisonment; scornful of a judge’s conclusion.