an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded
criminal maintenance
Noun
the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
crime
Noun
(criminal law) an act punishable by law
crime
Noun
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
criminal offense
Noun
(criminal law) an act punishable by law
criminal offence
Noun
(criminal law) an act punishable by law
charlatanism
Noun
the dishonesty of a charlatan
cybercrime
Noun
crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs
covetousness
Noun
reprehensible acquisitiveness
covetousness
Noun
extreme greed for material wealth
covetousness
Noun
an envious eagerness to possess something
chicanery
Noun
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicane
Noun
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicane
Noun
a movable barrier used in motor racing
chicane
Noun
a bridge hand that is void of trumps
chicane
Verb
to raise trivial objections
chicane
Verb
to defeat someone through trickery or deceit
child pornography
Noun
the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films
commercial bribery
Noun
bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
constructive fraud
Noun
comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
collateral fraud
Noun
fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
clinical trial
Noun
a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects
clinical test
Noun
a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects
confidence trick
Noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
confidence game
Noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
con game
Noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
copyright infringement
Noun
a violation of the rights secured by a copyright
contribution
Noun
the part played by a person in bringing about a result
contribution
Noun
a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
contribution
Noun
an amount of money contributed
contribution
Noun
a voluntary gift , as of money or service or ideas, made to some worthwhile cause
committal
Noun
the act of committing a crime
committal
Noun
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
control
Noun
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
control
Noun
in physiology, regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
control
Noun
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
control
Noun
discipline in personal and social activities
control
Noun
power to direct or determine
control
Noun
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
control
Noun
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
control
Noun
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
control
Noun
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
control
Noun
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
control
Noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control
Verb
to have a firm understanding or knowledge of
control
Verb
to be careful or certain to do something
control
Verb
to verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
control
Verb
to handle and cause to function
control
Verb
to control others or oneself or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage