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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 underhanded
The act or process of contaminating
The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application
A corrupting influence that is difficult to eradicate
Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration, especially by a government body
The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage
Crudity, savagery, especially in speech
Unsuitable or slightly improper behaviour
Something that has a destructive or corrupting influence
Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something
Criminalization or alienation
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
The process of infecting or the state of being infected
Physical damage caused to something
Treachery
Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
Criminal or violent behaviour, in particular when resulting in another's death
The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them
An illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money
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