Legal Deception Vocabulary

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, and in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope

• I highly doubt that reputable company would ever try to pull a fast one on their customers.
• I can't believe he tried to pull a fast one on me like that!
• She thought she could pull a fast one on me, but I caught her in the act.
• The magician was able to pull a fast one on the audience with his impressive sleight of hand tricks.