U6- Ethics Flashcards
to make an illegal copy of a bank note, product, ticket etc.
counterfeiting
abusing a position of trust to steal money from a company
embezzlement
when someone uses knowledge of a particular company, situation etc. that is not available to other people in order to buy or sell shares
insider trading
hiding the origin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting it into legal businesses
money laundering
sth used to make an offer more attractive
a sweetener
an amount of money collected by someone for illegal purposes, especially by a politician
a slush fund
the crime of obtaining money from someone by deceiving them
fraud
an illegal or unfair payment made to someone to persuade them to do sth
a bribe
dishonest and likely to do illegal things, especially in order to get money; corrupt
crooked
the practice of using your power and influence to give jobs to people in your family instead of to people who deserve to have them
nepotism
an agreement between companies to charge the same price for a particular product, in order to keep the price high
price-fixing
Special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same kind of work.
jargon
Adjective describing a person or company which obeys the law
law-abiding
To take someone to court; to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they
have done something bad to you.
to sue (v)
