bribery

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bribery

/ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/

noun briberies

The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes. accept bribery
Similar: bribe

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Closest in meaning: graft, bribe, corrupt, lobbying, embezzlement, blackmail, extortion, fraud, money, anti-corruption, bullying, corruption, mischief, malfeasance, sleaze, concussion

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noun making of illegal payment to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions

Español	soborno, cohecho, sobornación, convoluto
한국어	증회 jeunghoe, 뇌물 noemul
日本語	賄賂のやり取り wáiro no yarítori, 賄賂 wairo
中文	行賄 /行贿 xínghuì
Português	suborno
Français	corruption
Deutsch	Bestechung
Italiano	concussione, corruzione
Ελληνικά	δωροδοκία dorodokía
Русский	взя́точничество vzjátočničestvo
Tiếng Việt	sự đút lót, sự hối lộ, sự mua chuộc
العربية	رَشْوَة rašwa
עברית	שיחוד shikhud

noun giving, offering or accepting bribes

Español	soborno, cohecho, sobornación, convoluto
한국어	증수회 jeungsuhoe
日本語	収賄 shūwai
中文	受賄 /受贿 shòuhuì
Italiano	corruzione, concussione
Ελληνικά	δωροδοκία dorodokía, δωροληψία dorolipsía
Română	dare de mită, luare de mită
Tiếng Việt	sự ăn hối lộ
العربية	رشوة

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@misc{bribery_2026,
  title = {bribery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bribery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}