CORRUPTION
\kəɹˈʌpʃən], \kəɹˈʌpʃən], \k_ə_ɹ_ˈʌ_p_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CORRUPTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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in a state of progressive putrefaction
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lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
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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"
By Princeton University
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in a state of progressive putrefaction
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lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
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The product of corruption; putrid matter.
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The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
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The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.
By Oddity Software
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The act of changing for the worse: the state of being changed for the worse; decay; impurity; depravity.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Act of corrupting. State of being corrupted. Reaction of the particles of a body upon each other. It is probable that something like corruption may take place even in the living body. The word is used, at times, like Bone with the French, in vague mannger for a state of puriform, putrid, or other breaking down of parts or humours. To spit corruption, is a vulgar expression.
By Robley Dunglison
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