Insider Trading Glossary .pdf

1. forensic adj. used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court 2. emotive adj. characterized by feeling VOCABULARY LIST: Insider Trading Glossary 3. climactic adj. consisting of or causing a decisive moment...

1. forensic adj. used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court 2. emotive adj. characterized by feeling VOCABULARY LIST: Insider Trading Glossary 3. climactic adj. consisting of or causing a decisive moment 4. archetype n. something that serves as a model 5. narrative n. an account that tells the particulars of an act or event 6. protagonist n. the principal character in a work of fiction 7. cubicle n. small area set off by walls for special use 8. phoenix n. a legendary bird that burned to death and emerged reborn 9. perpetrator n. someone who commits wrongdoing 10. archetypal adj. of an original pattern on which other things are modeled 11. tort n. a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought 12. insider trading n. buying or selling stock based on nonpublic information 13. abettor n. one who helps, encourages, incites another 14. inured adj. made tough by habitual exposure 15. plaintiff n. a person who brings an action in a court of law 16. lawsuit n. any proceeding in a court whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy 17. defendant n. someone against whom an action is brought in a court of law 18. accessory n. a supplementary component that improves capability 19. accomplice n. a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan 20. breach n. an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/9583508/flashcards/print#glossary 03.10.2024, 21 06 Page 1 of 3 :  21. prosecutor n. an official conducting criminal cases on behalf of the state 22. coveted adj. greatly desired 23. conspirator n. a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act 24. aide n. someone who acts as an assistant 25. disclosure n. the act of making something evident 26. confidential adj. given in secret 27. sentence n. a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language 28. leak v. enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure 29. illegal adj. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules 30. damage n. the occurrence of a change for the worse 31. lawful adj. conformable to or allowed by a legal code 32. fraud n. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person 33. imposed adj. set forth authoritatively as obligatory 34. raid n. a sudden short attack 35. sanction n. official permission or approval 36. conspicuous adj. obvious to the eye or mind 37. burst v. come open suddenly and violently 38. agreement n. harmony of people's opinions, actions, or characters 39. burden n. weight to be carried or borne 40. deed n. a legal document to effect a transfer of property https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/9583508/flashcards/print#glossary 03.10.2024, 21 06 Page 2 of 3 :  41. proof n. any evidence that helps to establish the truth of something 42. trial n. the act of testing something 43. appeal n. earnest or urgent request 44. property n. something owned 45. cause n. events that provide the generative force of something 46. suspect v. regard as untrustworthy 47. commit v. engage in or perform 48. injured party n. someone injured or killed in an accident 49. actual damages n. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated 50. confidential n. an indication of potential opportunity information 51. criminal offence n. an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act 52. incarceration n. the state of being imprisoned https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/9583508/flashcards/print#glossary 03.10.2024, 21 06 Page 3 of 3 :