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bribe noun corrupt money, corrupt offering, graft, hush money, illegal donation, illegal incentive, illegal incitation, illegal inducement, illegal lure, illegal offer, illegal offering, illegal present, illegal reward, offering, pretium, protection money, sop, unlawful bait, unlawful compensation, unlawful gift, unlawful gratuity Associated concepts: acceptance of a bribe, bribe-giving for public office, bribery, bribing a witness, corruption, obstructing justice, offer to bribe, official misconnuct, rewarding official misconduct, solicitation of a bribe, unlawful gratuities See also: coax, corrupt, hush money, lure, suborn BRIBE, crim. law. The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage, as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the performance of a legal act. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In numerous countries, judges are widely perceived to be open to bribery, and public prosecutors are not only bribable but subject to pressure from corrupt politicians. They set out to plant phony evidence that Anton is fooling around on his new love, as well as trying to sabotage his new restaurant (the director's father, writer Dominick Dunne, plays a cameo as a bribable restaurant critic). |
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