Much controversy surrounds quid pro quo in politics—so much so that, in the last 40 years, many cases have appeared before the Supreme Court to define what constitutes an illegal agreement.

Quid pro quo: A Latin term meaning something for something. It’s come up this week in connection to President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Perhaps the motives are not so pure. MARTIN: If a quid pro quo, by definition, is something for something else, what about the word favor? Webster's defines it as a, quote, "gracious kindness." ...

Either way, the idea of quid pro quo stands firmly at the base of the investigation. So, what is it? To the dictionary, we go. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the Latin phrase as simply ...

"There is no quid pro quo," Bove said, adding that even if there ... to the motion to dismiss the indictment without prejudice, meaning the case could be reconstituted in the future.

Similarly, the court’s campaign finance cases, in decisions like Citizens United, have significantly narrowed the definition of corruption to just “quid pro quo” corruption. Arguably ...

But the fact is that quid pro quo has a quite pedestrian meaning when translated from the Latin: "This for that." A quid pro quo can be an exchange of items, usually of equal value. Almost any ...