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corruption
cor·rup·tion C0662900 (kə-rŭp′shən)n.1. a. The act or process of corrupting.b. The state of being corrupt.2. Decay; rot.corruption (kəˈrʌpʃən) n1. the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt2. moral perversion; depravity3. dishonesty, esp bribery4. putrefaction or decay5. (Linguistics) alteration, as of a manuscript6. (Linguistics) an altered form of a word corˈruptionist ncor•rup•tion (kəˈrʌp ʃən)
n. 1. the act of corrupting or the 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. an altered or debased form of a word. 8. putrefactive decay; rottenness. 9. any corrupting influence or agency. [1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin] cor•rup′tion•ist, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | corruption - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gaincorruptnessinfection - moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"venality - prostitution of talents or offices or services for rewarddishonesty - the quality of being dishonestjobbery - corruptness among public officials | | 2. | corruption - in a state of progressive putrefactionputrescence, putridness, rottennessputrefaction, rot - a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor | | 3. | corruption - decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior | | 4. | corruption - 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"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"depravation, depravity, degeneracy, putrefactionimmorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction" | | 5. | corruption - 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"subversiondegradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | | 6. | corruption - 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"inducing, inducement - act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep" |
corruptionnoun1. dishonesty, fraud, fiddling (informal), graft (informal), bribery, extortion, profiteering, breach of trust, venality, shady dealings (informal), crookedness (informal), shadiness He faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion.2. depravity, vice, evil, degradation, perversion, decadence, impurity, wickedness, degeneration, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, viciousness, sinfulness, turpitude, baseness It was a society sinking into corruption and vice.3. distortion, doctoring, falsification The name `Santa Claus' is a corruption of `Saint Nicholas'.Quotations
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"All rising to great place is by a winding stair" [Francis Bacon Essays]Proverbs
"One rotten apple spoils the barrel"corruptionnoun1. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:bestiality, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, vice, villainousness, villainy, wickedness.2. Departure from what is legally, ethically, and morally correct:corruptness, dishonesty, improbity.Informal: crookedness.3. A term that offends against established usage standards:barbarism, solecism, vulgarism.Translationscorrupt (kəˈrapt) verb to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends. 使敗壞 使败坏 adjective1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt. 腐敗的，道德敗壞的 腐败的2. impure. a corrupt form of English. 訛用的 讹用的corˈruptible adjective 可能貪污的 易腐败的corˌruptiˈbility noun 貪污可能性 腐败性corˈruption (-ʃən) noun1. the act of corrupting. 貪污，腐敗 贪污，腐败 2. a word that has changed considerably from its original form. Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'. 訛用，訛誤 讹用，讹误 corruption
corruptionThe altering of data or programs due to viruses, hardware or software failure or power failure. See data recovery and corrupted file.corruption ‘the abandonment of expected standards of behaviour by those in authority for the sake of unsanctioned personal advantage’ (Pinto-Duschinsky, 1987). One problem with such a definition is that in many societies corrupt practices, as specified by legal or administrative rules, may often be customary and widely accepted as normal behaviour. Such behaviour, as in some Third World countries or command economies, may be essential for the achievement of socially necessary outcomes. Nor is corruption confined to less-developed or state-socialist economies, as scandals such as the Watergate Affair or, in the UK, the Poulson Affair, demonstrate.Corruption a crime consisting in the direct use by an official of the rights granted to him by virtue of his office for the purpose of personal enrichment. Bribery of officials and graft are also called corruption. Corruption is known in all forms of the exploitative state, but particularly widespread corruption is inherent in the imperialist state; it is characteristic of the bourgeois state apparatus and parliament, where state and political figures take advantage of their official position to arrange their personal affairs. In characterizing imperialism as parasitic, decaying capitalism, V. I. Lenin pointed to imperialist attributes such as “venality, bribery of enormous dimensions” (Poln. sobr. soch., 5th ed., vol. 30, pp. 164–65). One variety of corruption is payment to the election campaign of a candidate for some elective office; after the elections, the elected official makes compensation through various services (granting profitable posts, orders, etc.). Corruption is often linked with lobbying. Corruption is widespread in the USA. Between 1967 and 1969 the case of Senator T. Dodd was publicized in the USA. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Internal Security, he was convicted of misappropriating $116,000 collected by his supporters in Connecticut for his election campaign fund. In 1969 it was reported in Washington that R. Long, a senator from Louisiana, and D. Brewster, an ex-senator from Maryland, had arranged to have a profitable contract awarded to Frenkil and Baltimore Contractors in return for a large bribe. Corruption as a formal element of a definition of a crime is provided for in the criminal codes of many bourgeois countries. However, as a rule these crimes remain unpunished. M. A. KRUTOGOLOV Corruption
CORRUPTION. An act done with an intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery, but is more comprehensive; because an act may be corruptly done, though the advantage to be derived from it be not offered by another. Merl. Rep. h.t.
2. By corruption, sometimes, is understood something against law; as, a contract by which the borrower agreed to pay the lender usurious interest. It is said, in such case, that it was corruptly agreed, &c. corruption
Synonyms for corruptionnoun dishonestySynonyms- dishonesty
- fraud
- fiddling
- graft
- bribery
- extortion
- profiteering
- breach of trust
- venality
- shady dealings
- crookedness
- shadiness
noun depravitySynonyms- depravity
- vice
- evil
- degradation
- perversion
- decadence
- impurity
- wickedness
- degeneration
- immorality
- iniquity
- profligacy
- viciousness
- sinfulness
- turpitude
- baseness
noun distortionSynonyms- distortion
- doctoring
- falsification
Synonyms for corruptionnoun degrading, immoral acts or habitsSynonyms- bestiality
- depravity
- flagitiousness
- immorality
- perversion
- turpitude
- vice
- villainousness
- villainy
- wickedness
noun departure from what is legally, ethically, and morally correctSynonyms- corruptness
- dishonesty
- improbity
- crookedness
noun a term that offends against established usage standardsSynonyms- barbarism
- solecism
- vulgarism
Synonyms for corruptionnoun lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)SynonymsRelated Words- infection
- venality
- dishonesty
- jobbery
noun in a state of progressive putrefactionSynonyms- putrescence
- putridness
- rottenness
Related Wordsnoun decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)Related Wordsnoun moral perversionSynonyms- depravation
- depravity
- degeneracy
- putrefaction
Related Wordsnoun destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyaltySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)Related Words |