corruption

  • 21corruption — [[t]kərʌ̱pʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ corruptions 1) N UNCOUNT Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power. The President faces 54 charges of corruption and tax evasion... Distribution of food throughout the… …

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  • 22corruption */*/ — UK [kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] Word forms corruption : singular corruption plural corruptions 1) dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power, especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things …

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  • 23corruption — cor|rup|tion [kəˈrʌpʃən] n 1.) [U] dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour, especially from someone with power ▪ officials charged with bribery and corruption ▪ The investigation uncovered widespread corruption within the police force.… …

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  • 24corruption — cor|rup|tion [ kə rʌpʃən ] noun uncount ** 1. ) dishonest or illegal behavior by officials or people in positions of power, especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things for someone: The bank was closed down amid allegations of… …

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  • 25Corruption — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Corruption Produktionsland USA …

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  • 26corruption — The corruption and decay and death to which the present world is subject. Peter (Acts 2:27) quotes Ps. 16:10, which is a thanksgiving for preservation from these evils. At that time it was assumed that the psalm was written by King David; but… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 27corruption — noun 1) political corruption Syn: dishonesty, unscrupulousness, double dealing, fraud, fraudulence, misconduct, crime, criminality, wrongdoing; bribery, venality, extortion, profiteering, payola; informal graft, grift, crookedness …

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  • 28corruption — n. political corruption * * * [kə rʌpʃ(ə)n] political corruption …

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  • 29corruption — noun 1 (U) dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour, especially from someone with power: The Chief Executive is being investigated for alleged corruption. 2 (countable usually singular) a changed form of something, for example a word: The word… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30corruption — The introduction of errors into computer data through mechanical accident or malfunction. All forms of electronic or magnetic data storage are vulnerable to corruption, which can occur for no discernable reason. Corruption can also occur when… …

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