Definition of corruption

Definition of corruption

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery:

the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• This produces a perfect environment for corruption, bribery and insider-dealing.

• He claimed that the investigation had shown allegations of insider trading, bribery and corruption to be false.

• He said he supported the role of the media in exposing corruption, dishonesty and malpractice in public life
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• The action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved:

  • the corruption of youth was a powerful motif

  • the word ‘addict’ conjures up evil and corruption
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    • Righting wrongs and fighting evil, corruption, wickedness and stupidity is just part time work.

    • He sinned, and his nature was thereby corrupted and depraved; and this corruption is conveyed to all his posterity.

    

    • She does not die as a victim, but having forgiven her executioners, she talks back at them and tries to show them their corruption, perversion and inhumanity.

    • the process by which a word or expression is changed from its original state to one regarded as erroneous or debased:

    • a record of a word’s corruption
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    • percentage corruption blue bit in corruption 34 many more very corrupt in blue orange bit in some what yellow in not much corrupt green not at all corrupt purple in can not say no opinion

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