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corruption
corruption cor‧rup‧tion [kəˈrʌpʆn] noun [uncountable]
1. LAW the crime of giving or receiving money, gifts, a better job etc in exchange for doing something dishonest or illegal:

• He denies twelve counts of corruption.

• The Chamber of Deputies voted to allow Venice magistrates to investigate corruption charges against him.

2. when someone who has power or authority uses it in a dishonest or illegal way to get money or an advantage:

• As well as causing a breakdown in the economic system, hyper-inflation led to a spread of corruption.

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corruption UK US /kəˈrʌpʃən/ noun [U]
dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example, accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral: »

He was a member of the team looking into allegations of corruption in the local government building-works department.

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Aragon pleaded not guilty to all corruption charges.

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In some of these markets corruption is rife.

See Note BRIBERY(Cf. ↑bribery)
IT the fact of information on a computer being damaged in some way and not able to be used: »

data corruption


Financial and business terms. 2012.