Corruption
See also Danger - Scams
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Definitions:
Corruption - wrongdoing by those in a special position of trust. The term is commonly
applied to self-benefiting conduct by public officials and others dedicated to public
service.
Corrupt 1. Marked by immorality; depraved. 2. Open to
bribery; dishonest: a corrupt mayor. 3. Archaic. Tainted; putrid. 4.
To make or become corrupt.
Bribery, in law, the illegal influencing of any person in the exercise of a public
duty through the payment of money or anything of value. In the code set down by the
Babylonian king Hammurabi, bribery was a punishable offense. By modern common law and
statute, the tenderer and the solicitor of bribes are equally culpable.
Bribe 1.
Something, such as money or a favor, offered or given to induce or influence a person to
act dishonestly. bribed bribing 2. To give, offer, or promise a bribe (to).
3. To gain influence over or corrupt by a bribe. (From Old French alms)
