bribery
/ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ noun C1- 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· combat bribery
Plural briberies
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He has two means of extricating me from this dilemma,—the one by a mysterious escape, managed through bribery; the other by buying off my judges with gold.
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