Definition of bribe
1 : money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust police officers accused of taking bribes
2 : something that serves to induce or influence offered the kid a bribe to finish his homework
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Examples of bribe in a Sentence
I offered the children a bribe for finishing their homework.
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
Recent Examples of bribe from the Web
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In another case, an arrest warrant was issued in February for his predecessor, Alejandro Toledo, on bribe allegations.
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Dickerson is accused of taking hundreds of dollars in bribes to smuggle in cellphones and other contraband to inmates at the detention center.
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Former Rep. Oliver Robinson, who has admitted accepting bribes from a coal company to fight expansion of a Superfund site north of Birmingham, today pleaded not guilty to bribery, conspiracy and other charges.
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A recent focus was JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, whose bosses, Joesley and Wesley Batista, admitted paying bribes totalling $185m to hundreds of politicians.
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Soccer corruption had been rumored for years before Blazer accused his boss, CONCACAF President Jack Warner, and fellow executive committee member Mohamed bin Hammam of offering $40,000 bribes to voters in the 2011 FIFA presidential election.
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Some journalists have been complicit with the cartels, but most often the bribes aren’t optional.
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Brazilian President Michel Temerhas been charged with accepting bribes and other offenses by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot.
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According to WSFA, K-9 deputy and investigator Jason Whitt was also fired for accepting bribes in exchange for dropping charges.
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Origin and Etymology of bribe
Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, from Anglo-French, morsel
Other Economics Terms
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Definition of bribe
bribed
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briber
nounExamples of bribe in a Sentence
She was arrested for attempting to bribe a judge.
They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident.
We bribed the children with candy.
Recent Examples of bribe from the Web
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The decision to sell the company comes on the heels of legal trouble for brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista, who confessed to bribing thousands of politicians in exchange for government loans.
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Probably created for teachers looking to bribe their students into liking them.
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Mercedes rates the C43 as a four-passenger car, but making two adult people happy back there requires bribing those up front to slide forward.
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Eric Conn pleaded guilty in March to taking the money and bribing a judge.
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Federal investigators discovered that Conn, who launched his law practice in 1993, had been bribing a doctor and a judge to rubber-stamp disability claims based on sham medical evidence.
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The victim told police Besaw bribed her with gifts and cash dating back to 2014.
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Eric Conn pleaded guilty in March to stealing from the federal government and bribing a judge.
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In 1976, CIA Director George H.W. Bush learned that Noriega had managed to penetrate an American operation spying on him—and was bribing American soldiers to provide tapes.
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Origin and Etymology of bribe
see 1bribe
BRIBE Defined for English Language Learners
bribe
playDefinition of bribe for English Language Learners
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: something valuable (such as money) that is given in order to get someone to do something
bribe
Definition of bribe for English Language Learners
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: to try to get someone to do something by giving or promising something valuable (such as money) : to give or offer a bribe to (someone)
BRIBE Defined for Kids
Definition of bribe for Students
: something given or promised to a person in order to influence dishonestly a decision or action
Definition of bribe for Students
bribed
;bribing
: to influence or try to influence dishonestly by giving or promising something
Law Dictionary
bribe
Legal Definition of bribe
: a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) — compare kickback
bribe
Legal Definition of bribe
bribed
bribing
: to influence (a person) by giving a bribe
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