quid pro quo

"We have to think about what could be the quid pro quo for Ukraine," a former minister says.

Honest services fraud doesn’t extend to quid pro quo exchanges where the “quid” is a perceived reputational benefit, defense attorneys argued in filings.

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.