[kuh-ruhp-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt. |
| 2. | moral perversion; depravity. |
| 3. | perversion of integrity. |
| 4. | corrupt or dishonest proceedings. |
| 5. | bribery. |
| 6. | debasement or alteration, as of language or a text. |
| 7. | a debased form of a word. |
| 8. | putrefactive decay; rottenness. |
| 9. | any corrupting influence or agency. |
| cor·rup·tion (kə-rŭp'shən) n.
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