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title: Jargon
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> A basic table of phrases and/or terms and their meaning.

| Term/Phrase          | Meaning                                                                                                                                 |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Malpheasance         | The wrongful or unjust doing of some act which the doer has no right to perform, or which he has stipulated by contract not to do. [^1] |
| Standing             | The capacity of a party to bring a lawsuit in court. [^2]                                                                               |
| Pressure Game        | A form of coercion in which pressure is applied to an individual to have them do something they would not normall do. [^3]              |
| Conflict of Interest | a situation that can undermine a person due to self interest and public interest. [^4]                                                  |
| Scheme to Defraud    | a planned attempt to deceive and cheat and a conspiracy to carry out a fraud. [^5]                                                      |
| Moraul Fraud | the term given to the deceit that is involved in a wrong of moral nature. [^6] |

[^1]: https://thelawdictionary.org/malfeasance/
[^2]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/Standing
[^3]: TBD
[^4]: https://thelawdictionary.org/conflict-of-interest/
[^5]: https://thelawdictionary.org/scheme-to-defraud/
[^6]: https://thelawdictionary.org/moral-fraud/