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Bribery

Meaning in criminal law & justice, with examples

/ˈbraɪbəri/nounCommon term

In criminal law & justice, bribery means: The crime of offering, giving, asking for or accepting money or another advantage to influence how someone does their job, especially a public official.

In Turkish: rüşvet, rüşvet verme ve alma

How it is used

Used in criminal law, compliance and business: 'charged with bribery', 'bribery and corruption', 'anti-bribery policy'. A single payment is 'a bribe': people 'offer', 'pay', 'take' or 'accept' a bribe, and the verb is 'bribe someone'.

Example sentences

  1. The inspector was accused of taking bribes from builders.

  2. The company introduced strict rules to prevent bribery.

  3. Both men were convicted of bribery.

Common collocations

  • charged with bribery
  • bribery and corruption
  • take a bribe
  • offer a bribe
  • anti-bribery policy
  • fraudThe crime of deceiving people, for example with false information or fake documents, in order to get money, property or another advantage.
  • money launderingThe crime of hiding where illegal money came from by moving it through banks, businesses or other transactions so that it looks legal.
  • offenceA formal word for an illegal act that the law punishes, from minor ones such as speeding to serious ones such as robbery.
  • perjuryThe crime of deliberately telling a lie in court or in another official statement after promising to tell the truth.

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