Insider Trading Language Quiz

Legal Vocabulary

• Forensic: Relating to the investigation of facts or evidence in court.

• Emotive: Characterized by feeling.

• Climactic: Consisting of or causing a decisive moment.

• Archetype: A model or original pattern.

• Archetypal: Of an original pattern on which other things are modeled.

Narrative and Characters in Legal Contexts

• Narrative: An account detailing an act or event.

• Protagonist: The main character in a fictional work. Often the plaintiff in a legal narrative.

• Perpetrator: Someone who commits wrongdoing; often the defendant.

• Plaintiff: The person initiating a lawsuit.

• Defendant: The person against whom a lawsuit is brought.

Legal Actions and Entities

• Tort: A wrongful act for which damages can be claimed.

• Insider Trading: Buying or selling stock based on non-public information.

• Abettor: Someone who helps or encourages wrongdoing.

• Lawsuit: A legal proceeding to seek a remedy.

• Accessory: A supplementary component enhancing capability. Could relate to evidence or circumstantial involvement.

• Accomplice: A person participating in a plan.

• Breach: An opening or gap, often used metaphorically in legal contexts (e.g., breach of contract).

• Prosecutor: An official conducting criminal cases for the state.

• Conspirator: A member of a plot to commit harmful or illegal acts.

• Aide: An assistant.

• Disclosure: The act of revealing something.

• Confidential: Kept secret.

• Sentence: A grammatically correct string of words; in legal context, judicial punishment.

• Leak: The unauthorized release of information.

• Illegal: Prohibited by law.

• Damage: Harm or injury. (See also below "Actual Damages").

• Lawful: Allowed by law.

• Fraud: Intentional deception causing injury.

• Imposed: Officially made obligatory.

Legal Processes and Evidence

• Raid: A sudden attack; in legal context this might be described as a police raid searching for evidence.

• Sanction: Official permission or approval.

• Conspicuous: Easily noticeable.

• Burst: A sudden, violent opening.

• Agreement: Harmony of opinions, actions, or characters; essential in legal contracts.

• Burden: A weight or responsibility to bear; (e.g., burden of proof).

• Deed: A legal document transferring property.

• Proof: Evidence establishing the truth.

• Trial: The process of testing something; a court proceeding.

• Appeal: A formal request for a higher court to review a decision.

• Property: Something owned.

• Cause: The events leading to an outcome.

• Suspect: To distrust; to think something is likely.

• Commit: To carry out an action; often used in the phrase "commit a crime."

• Injured Party: Someone harmed in an accident or crime.

• Actual Damages: Compensation for provable losses.

• Confidential Information: Information with restricted access. Often implies potential legal ramifications if shared.