bribery
noun
brib·ery
ˈbrī-b(ə-)rē 
plural briberies
: the act or practice of giving or taking a bribe
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They were arrested on charges of bribery.
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In September 2024, he was indicted on bribery, campaign finance and conspiracy charges.
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Max Rego, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Creative accounting, of course, has a long history of cropping up during a boom, a tradition dating far back, to the Gilded Age when inflating assets, understating liabilities, and bribery were commonplace.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adams’ campaign was a long shot; the sitting mayor has spent much of his tenure since he was sworn in to run New York City in 2022 embroiled in controversy, most notably over his federal criminal indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Moldova’s Parliamentary Election The latest developments add to tensions ahead of Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, which Sandu this week said Moscow was trying to influence through voter bribery, disinformation campaigns and violent provocations.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Max Rego, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Creative accounting, of course, has a long history of cropping up during a boom, a tradition dating far back, to the Gilded Age when inflating assets, understating liabilities, and bribery were commonplace.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adams’ campaign was a long shot; the sitting mayor has spent much of his tenure since he was sworn in to run New York City in 2022 embroiled in controversy, most notably over his federal criminal indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Moldova’s Parliamentary Election The latest developments add to tensions ahead of Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, which Sandu this week said Moscow was trying to influence through voter bribery, disinformation campaigns and violent provocations.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Bribery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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