corruption — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bribery noun The act of giving money or a favour to someone in a position of power in order to influence their decision.
- corruption noun Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by people in power, such as bribery.
- distortion noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
- graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
Senses
corruption is used for these senses in English:
- bribery The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
- corruption The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.
- 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.
- jobbery The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain.
corruption — full definition
- noun Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by people in power, such as bribery.
- noun Damage to data caused by errors during storage or transfer.