corruption
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corruption Definition
(n)
lack
of
integrity
or
honesty
(
especially
susceptibility
to
bribery
);
use
of
a
position
of
trust
for
dishonest
gain
(n)
in
a
state
of
progressive
putrefaction
(n)
decay
of
matter
(
as
by
rot
or
oxidation
)
(n)
moral
perversion
;
impairment
of
virtue
and
moral
principles
; "
the
luxury
and
corruption
among
the
upper
classes
"; "
moral
degeneracy
followed
intellectual
degeneration
"; "
its
brothels
;
its
opium
parlors
;
its
depravity
"
(n)
destroying
someone
''
s
(
or
some
group
''
s
)
honesty
or
loyalty
;
undermining
moral
integrity
; "
corruption
of
a
minor
"; "
the
big
city
''
s
subversion
of
rural
innocence
"
(n)
inducement
(
as
of
a
public
official
)
by
improper
means
(
as
bribery
)
to
violate
duty
(
as
by
commiting
a
felony
); "
he
was
held
on
charges
of
corruption
and
racketeering
"
corruption Synonyms
corruption
corruptness
degeneracy
depravity
putrescence
putridness
rottenness
subversion
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