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  • 1Bribe — Bribe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bribing}.] 1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust)… …

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  • 2bribe — I. n. Reward of treachery, price of corruption, corrupting gift. II. v. a. Suborn, gain by a bribe, give a bribe to …

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  • 3bribe — 1 n: a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) compare kickback bribe 2 vt bribed, brib·ing: to influence (a person) by giving a… …

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  • 4illegal gain — index gratuity (bribe) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5Bribed — Bribe Bribe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bribing}.] 1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of… …

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  • 6Bribing — Bribe Bribe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bribing}.] 1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of… …

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  • 7get at — 1》 reach or gain access to.     ↘bribe or unfairly influence. 2》 informal imply. 3》 Brit. informal criticize subtly and repeatedly. → get …

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  • 8get — verb (gets, getting; past got; past participle got, N. Amer. or archaic gotten) 1》 come to have or hold; receive.     ↘experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad). 2》 succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain. 3》 move… …

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  • 9Political corruption — World map of the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, which measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians . High numbers (blue) indicate less perception of… …

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  • 10Fiduciary — One party, for example a corporate trust company or the trust department of a bank, holds a fiduciary relation or acts in a fiduciary capacity to another, such as one whose funds are entrusted to it for investment. In a fiduciary relation one… …

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