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But there will be no justice, there will be no government of the people, by the people, and for the people, as long as the government and its officials permit bribery in any form.
John Jay Hooker

Meaning of "bribery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRIBERY

bribery  [ˈbraɪbərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRIBERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bribery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRIBERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bribery

Bribery

Bribery is an act of giving money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty. The bribe is the gift bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct. It may be any money, good, right in action, property, preferment, privilege, emolument, object of value, advantage, or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or influence the action, vote, or influence of a person in an official or public capacity. In economics, the bribe has been described as rent. Bribery in bureaucracy has been viewed as a reason for the higher cost of production of goods and services.

Definition of bribery in the English dictionary

The definition of bribery in the dictionary is the process of giving or taking bribes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRIBERY


bayberry
ˈbeɪbərɪ
bibbery
ˈbɪbərɪ
blackberry
ˈblækbərɪ
blaeberry
ˈbleɪbərɪ
blueberry
ˈbluːbərɪ
Burberry
ˈbɜːbərɪ
Cadbury
ˈkædbərɪ
canterbury
ˈkæntəbərɪ
cranberry
ˈkrænbərɪ
fibbery
ˈfɪbərɪ
Glastonbury
ˈɡlæstənbərɪ
glibbery
ˈɡlɪbərɪ
mulberry
ˈmʌlbərɪ
Newbury
ˈnjuːbərɪ
raspberry
ˈrɑːzbərɪ
robbery
ˈrɒbərɪ
Salisbury
ˈsɔːlzbərɪ
strawberry
ˈstrɔːbərɪ
Sudbury
ˈsʌdbərɪ
tayberry
ˈteɪbərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRIBERY

briarroot
briarwood
briary
bribable
bribe
bribeable
bribee
briber
briberies
bric-a-brac
Brice
bricht
brick
brick red
brick veneer
brick wall
brick-built
brick-kiln
brickbat
brickclay

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRIBERY

aggravated robbery
ambery
armed robbery
bank robbery
blubbery
bobbery
cobwebbery
daubery
daylight robbery
highway robbery
jobbery
nabobery
Rosebery
rubbery
shrubbery
slabbery
slobbery
snobbery
timbery
umbery

Synonyms and antonyms of bribery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRIBERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bribery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bribery

Translation of «bribery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRIBERY

Find out the translation of bribery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bribery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bribery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

行贿受贿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soborno
570 millions of speakers

English

bribery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिश्वतखोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَشْوَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взяточничество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suborno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্কোচ গ্রহণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pot-de-vin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rasuah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bestechung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

贈収賄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뇌물 수수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sogokan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hối lộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லஞ்சம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाचखोरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüşvet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corruzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekupstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хабарництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mituire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δωροδοκία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omkopery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bestikkelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bribery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIBERY»

The term «bribery» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRIBERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bribery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bribery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bribery

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10 QUOTES WITH «BRIBERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bribery.
1
Bill Dedman
William Andrews Clark was caught in a bribery scandal during a campaign for the U.S. Senate - he was said to describe the Montana legislators this way: 'I never bought a man who wasn't for sale.'
2
Larry Hagman
As J.R. I could get away with anything - bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new 'Dallas' series.
3
John Jay Hooker
But there will be no justice, there will be no government of the people, by the people, and for the people, as long as the government and its officials permit bribery in any form.
4
Penn Jillette
Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion.
5
Denis Kearney
They have seized upon the government by bribery and corruption. They have made speculation and public robbery a science. They have loaded the nation, the state, the county, and the city with debt.
6
Loretta Lynch
Rather than let their product compete fully and fairly in the marketplace, FalconStor resorted to bribery and graft to win important contracts in a scheme that reached the highest levels of the company.
7
Michael Musto
In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged up only as a final resort when the alternative options of deception, threat and bribery have all been exhausted.
8
J. C. Ryle
If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is not from God, how can infidels explain Jesus Christ? His existence in history they cannot deny. How is it that without force or bribery, without arms or money, He has made such an immensely deep mark on the world as He certainly has?
9
Sallust
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
10
Bob Schaffer
There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRIBERY»

Discover the use of bribery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bribery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments, ...
Details the world of high-level bribery and its destructive impact on security, democratization, and human aid around the world.
Alexandra Addison Wrage, 2007
2
Bribery and Corruption: Navigating the Global Risks
Beginning with an introduction to anti-bribery and corruption legislation both in the United States and around the world, the book focuses on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)—which explicitly prohibits U.S. companies and those ...
Brian P. Loughman, Richard A. Sibery, 2011
3
Bribery Abroad: Lessons from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is one of the best known and most feared white collar criminal laws in the world.
Richard L. Cassin, 2008
4
Bribery: Draft Legislation
The current statutory criminal law of bribery is functional and cases are prosecuted successfully, but it is old and anachronistic, has never been consolidated and there are inconsistencies of language and concepts between the various ...
Ministry of Justice, 2009
5
Political Bribery in Japan
This book, however, illustrates that structural corruption originated in the prewar era.
Richard H. Mitchell, 1996
6
Bribery and Corruption Casebook: The View from Under the Table
These stories were hand-selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive, enlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of bribery and corruption cases in varied industries throughout the world.
Joseph T. Wells, Laura Hymes, 2012
7
Frequently Asked Questions on Anti-Bribery and Corruption
This book is an essential tool for all those setting-up and monitoring a robust and effective anti-bribery compliance program.”—Sylvie Kande de Beaupuy, Global Head of Compliance, Technip SA.
David Lawler, 2012
8
Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery ...
This joint OECD-StAR study examines existing methods for calculating the gains made by companies that pay bribes to win contracts or gain unfair advantages.
OECD, 2012
9
The OECD Convention on Bribery: A Commentary
Recommendation 2009, Annex II, Good practice guidance on internal controls, ethics, and compliance This Good PracticeGuidance acknowledges the relevant findings andrecommendations ofthe WorkingGroup on Bribery in International ...
Mark Pieth, Lucinda A. Low, Nicola Bonucci, 2013
10
Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
Reports in this series present Phase II findings including what works well in countries as well as shortcomings in the effective prevention, detection and prosecution of foreign bribery cases.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRIBERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bribery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jailed former Chinese official confesses he was ignorant about …
... that he did not know that taking money after giving favours to others – even when those favours were legitimately earned – was bribery. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
House to summon CCTV personnel on alleged Wang Bo bribery
THE House of Representatives has summoned the personnel manning the security cameras of the House of Representatives to finally put an ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
A multi-state red light-camera contractor bribery scandal may have …
The federal probe into the bribery scandal will now likely extend into several other states, possibly including Colorado. Copyright 2015 Scripps ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
4
CONCACAF details rebuilding plans after FIFA bribery scandal
GENEVA (AP) -- Plunged into crisis by a second FIFA bribery scandal in four years, the CONCACAF soccer body wants to pass sweeping new ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
5
Former Dothan school board member among two arrested on …
Abbeville A former Dothan school board member was among two people recently arrested on bribery involving a witness charges. «WTVY, Dothan, Jul 15»
6
Dozens of witnesses found dead in India multi-million dollar bribery
Dozens of witnesses in a massive fraud case in India surrounding cheating at college and government jobs have been found dead, including ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
How to guard against bribery and corruption in the tender process
The penalties for bribery are particularly severe for those involved in supplying goods and services to the public sector. Any company caught ... «Supply Management, Jul 15»
8
Ten tax officials booked for alleged bribery
Ten former and incumbent tax officials have been booked for investigation on charges of accepting bribes from a tax accountant in exchange ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
9
Talensi election: Upper East Regional EC Boss denies bribery
According to James Yeboah he has always remained very professional in his work, adding that taking bribe will be the last thing he would ever ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
10
FBI: Baltimore City Landfill Employee Admits to Accepting Bribes …
Washington participated in the bribery scheme for more than fourteen years, up until her arrest in May 2015. Washington and others concealed ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»

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