corruption
playSimple Definition of corruption
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: dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers)
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: the act of corrupting someone or something
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: something that has been changed from its original form
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Examples of corruption
There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.
the mafia's corruption of public officials
corruption of the English language
computer software that is supposed to prevent the corruption of files
the corruption of a text
14th Century
First Known Use of corruption
14th century
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CORRUPTION Defined for Kids
corruption
playDefinition of corruption
1 : dishonest or illegal behavior <corruption in politics>
2 : the process of causing someone else to do something wrong <… the little scene that I had overheard was the last act in the corruption of one of the honest hands … — Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island>
3 : the act of changing or damaging something <the corruption of an ancient text> <the corruption of a computer file>
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