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bribery - 4 dictionary results

brib⋅er⋅y

[brahy-buh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
the act or practice of giving or accepting a bribe: Bribery of a public official is a felony.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME briberie theft < MF: begging. See bribe, -ery
brib·er·y   (brī'bə-rē)   
n.   pl. brib·er·ies
The act or practice of offering, giving, or taking a bribe.

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.]

Main Entry: brib·ery
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er·ies
: the crime of giving or taking a bribe
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