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corruption

corruption
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • verbastering
  • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
"corruption of a minor"

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corruption
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)
    "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"

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    corruption
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
      "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"

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      corruption
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        • in a state of progressive putrefaction

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        corruption
        Zelfstandig naamwoord
          • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

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          corruption
          Zelfstandig naamwoord
            • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

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            1. Power brings corruption.
            2. He exposed corruption in the city government.
            3. He dedicated his life to fighting corruption.
            4. The speaker hinted at corruption in the political world.
            5. Are you being a whistle blower in corruption?
            6. The new government promised to rid the country of corruption.
            7. We are sick and tired of political corruption.
            8. A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
            9. What is most troublesome is the corruption of the best.
            10. He has a reputation as being straight as an arrow. He'd never get involved in corruption.
            11. The news covers celebrity rehab stories extensively enough to avoid talking about war or corruption.
            12. The government's anti-corruption tsar resigned yesterday following allegations of bribery.
            13. The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.
            14. METROID PRIME 3: CORRUPTION is a videogame by Nintendo sold exclusively for the Wii.
            15. He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.