quid pro quo

North Korea and Russia signed a strategic partnership accord in June, and analysts said there could be quick quid pro quo for the troop deployment.

Although phrased in carefully crafted legal language, the alleged quid pro quo demanded of Adams is made clear enough:

“This was a sex-based quid pro quo relationship of unwelcome advances and sexual behaviors coupled with punishment and flexing of power,” according to the lawsuit, which also names the California state Senate as a defendant.

A former board commissioner is facing state bar disciplinary charges in connection with an alleged quid pro quo deal.

“It is not necessary for the House of Representatives to show that the dealings involved a quid pro quo to rise to the level of an impeachable offense,” the report reads.