BRIBERY
bribery, graft
(noun) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bribery (plural briberies)
the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions
(legal) the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes
Source: Wiktionary
Brib"er*y, n.; pl. Briberies. Etym: [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements. Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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