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Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
“These criminals live big off the bribery, corruption, and inefficiency of the department.”
The action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved
“He sinned, and this corruption is conveyed to all his posterity.”
The action or effect of making someone or something impure
“Leaving beef out in the open may lead to the eventual corruption of the meat.”
The process by which something is changed from its original state to one regarded as erroneous
“The banks say that in a power blackout, everything is frozen, with no risk of corruption to the data.”
The act or state of worsening or making or getting worse
“Musculoskeletal diseases are the most significant chronic diseases that cause corruption in the quality of life.”
The characteristic of being devious or underhanded
The wrong or improper use of something
A corrupting influence that is difficult to eradicate
An illegal or dishonest scheme
Crudity, savagery, especially in speech
Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something
Criminalization or alienation
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
Physical damage caused to something
An act involving dishonesty or deception
A fault or flaw that compromises someone or something
Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic
The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them
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