bribery
noun
brib·ery
ˈbrī-b(ə-)rē 
plural briberies
: the act or practice of giving or taking a bribe
Examples of bribery in a Sentence
They were arrested on charges of bribery.
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Previous Supreme Court decisions established that the government's concern about corruption lessens if there isn't an opportunity for bribery.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
After a three-week trial in May, a 12-person jury found Casada, 64, and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, 38, guilty on more than a dozen counts each of public corruption charges, including fraud, bribery, theft, conspiracy and money laundering.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
The allegations come amid the ongoing fallout of felony perjury and bribery charges filed in 2023 against Tran, who is accused of paying off and coercing a witness in a separate 2011 murder case.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Former Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, who was suspended from office while facing money laundering and bribery charges that were later dropped, has filed to run for mayor of Miami.
—Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
After a three-week trial in May, a 12-person jury found Casada, 64, and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, 38, guilty on more than a dozen counts each of public corruption charges, including fraud, bribery, theft, conspiracy and money laundering.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
The allegations come amid the ongoing fallout of felony perjury and bribery charges filed in 2023 against Tran, who is accused of paying off and coercing a witness in a separate 2011 murder case.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Former Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, who was suspended from office while facing money laundering and bribery charges that were later dropped, has filed to run for mayor of Miami.
—Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bribery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribery. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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