EGAVE

bribery

About 1.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
  2. noun The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes.
    accept bribery

Similar words

graft bribe corrupt lobbying embezzlement blackmail extortion fraud money anti-corruption

Often followed by

and of in or is was to at by

Word family

briberies

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