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corruptie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • corruption noun Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by people in power, such as bribery.
  • graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.

Senses

corruptie is used for these senses in English:

  • corruption Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.
  • graft (uncountable) Corruption in official life.

corruption — full definition

  1. noun Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by people in power, such as bribery.
  2. noun Damage to data caused by errors during storage or transfer.

graft — full definition

  1. noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
  2. verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
  3. noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
  4. noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.

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