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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
brib·er·y 
[brahy-buh-ree] Pronunciation Key
[brahy-buh-ree] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -er·ies.
| the act or practice of giving or accepting a bribe: Bribery of a public official is a felony. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| brib·er·y
(brī'bə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. brib·er·ies The act or practice of offering, giving, or taking a bribe. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| bribery | |
noun | |
| the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: brib·ery
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
: the crime of giving or taking a bribe
Main Entry: brib·ery
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
: the crime of giving or taking a bribe
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bribery
Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. Briberies. [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.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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