What does BRIBERY mean?
Definitions for BRIBERY
ˈbraɪ bə ribribe·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BRIBERY.
Princeton's WordNet
bribery, graftnoun
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
Wiktionary
briberynoun
the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions
briberynoun
the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Briberynoun
The crime of taking rewards for bad practices.
Etymology: from bribe.
There was a law made by the Romans, against the bribery and extortion of the governours of provinces: before, says Cicero, the governours did bribe and extort as much as was sufficient for themselves; but now they bribe and extort as much as may be enough not only for themselves, but for judges, jurors, and magistrates. Francis Bacon.
No bribery of courts, or cabals of factions, or advantages of fortune, can remove him from the solid foundations of honour and fidelity. John Dryden, Aurengz. Preface.
Wikipedia
Bribery
Bribery is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty. With regard to governmental operations, essentially, bribery is "Corrupt solicitation, acceptance, or transfer of value in exchange for official action." Gifts of money or other items of value which are otherwise available to everyone on an equivalent basis, and not for dishonest purposes, is not bribery. Offering a discount or a refund to all purchasers is a legal rebate and is not bribery. For example, it is legal for an employee of a Public Utilities Commission involved in electric rate regulation to accept a rebate on electric service that reduces their cost for electricity, when the rebate is available to other residential electric customers. However, giving a discount specifically to that employee to influence them to look favorably on the electric utility's rate increase applications would be considered bribery. A bribe is an illegal or unethical gift or lobbying effort bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct. It may be money, goods, rights in action, property, preferment, privilege, emolument, objects of value, advantage, or merely a promise to induce or influence the action, vote, or influence of a person in an official or public capacity.The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 has a target to substantially reduce corruption and bribery of all forms as part of international effort aimed at ensuring peace, justice and strong institutions.Everything in our society goes through changes that brings long-lasting positive or negative complications. Similar has been the case with bribery, which brought negative changes to societal norms as well as to trade. The researchers found that when bribery becomes part of social norms, then one approach is not enough to tackle bribery due to the existence of different societies in different countries. If severe punishment works in one country, it doesn’t necessarily mean that severe punishment would work in another country to prevent bribery. Also, the research found that bribery plays a significant role in public private firms around the world.
ChatGPT
bribery
Bribery is the act of offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting something of value as a means of influencing the actions or decisions of an individual or organization in a position of power or authority. This often involves illegal or unethical activities and can occur in various fields such as business, politics, and law enforcement.
Webster Dictionary
Briberynoun
robbery; extortion
Briberynoun
the act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements
Wikidata
Bribery
Bribery is an act of giving money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty. The bribe is the gift bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct. It may be any money, good, right in action, property, preferment, privilege, emolument, object of value, advantage, or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or influence the action, vote, or influence of a person in an official or public capacity. In economics, the bribe has been described as rent. Bribery in bureaucracy has been viewed as a reason for the higher cost of production of goods and services.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BRIBERY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BRIBERY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of BRIBERY in a Sentence
An internal investigation brought to light bribery and corruption among some online video employees, the police have been notified and we are waiting for the results.
What happened on the 4th of August here in Lebanon is that the corruption literally exploded in our faces, it( the port) is a microcosm of the whole Lebanese system. It is based on bribery. It is based on patronage. I consider this to be a place operated by a mafia.
The private corporate top honchos who used to advocate integrity lessons to their employees or even conduct lectures on ethics as visiting faculty to Business Schools or University, have been seen now getting caught in scam, scandal, bribery and corruption cases.
The crime of bribery is if I offer something of value to someone in return for their official action.
The administration is deporting as many criminal aliens as possible for the numbers, but it does n’t take into account military service, most people also don’t understand how complicated immigration law really is and how easy it is to run afoul of these complex laws. Making matters worse, Margaret Stock said, is that defendants in deportation cases are not automatically given attorneys and often ca n’t afford to hire their own, resulting in many being wrongfully deported. Any lawful permanent resident, veteran or not, can be deported upon conviction of a crime that falls under the extremely broad umbrella of a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude. This can be either a misdemeanor or felony, and typically includes anything from assault, fraud and perjury to robbery, theft and bribery. The rulings are often viewed by immigration lawyers as arbitrary and the immigration code now includes scores of petty offenses listed alongside the severe ones, all punishable by deportation. Still, the federal government is very deliberate in its review of cases involving veterans, insisted Gillian Christensen, spokeswoman for the U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE).
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- رشوةArabic
- рушветчийство, подкупванеBulgarian
- úplatkářstvíCzech
- BestechungGerman
- δωροληψία, δωροδοκίαGreek
- cohecho, sobornoSpanish
- رشوه خواریPersian
- lahjontaFinnish
- corruptionFrench
- breabaireachtIrish
- שיחודHebrew
- penyogokan, penyuapanIndonesian
- 収賄, 賄賂, [[賄賂]][[の]][[やり取り]]Japanese
- ការស៊ីសំណូកKhmer
- 증회, 증수회, 뇌물Korean
- largitioLatin
- omkoperijDutch
- subornoPortuguese
- взя́точничествоRussian
- mutbrott, bestickning, mutning, mutorSwedish
- อามิสสินจ้างThai
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