illegally give money or favors to influence another's conduct, corrupt
money or favors given to influence or corrupt another's conduct
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Bribe Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To rob or steal.
To rob or steal.
(v. t.)
To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.
To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.
(v. t.)
To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
(v. i.)
To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.
To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.
(v. i.)
To commit robbery or theft.
To commit robbery or theft.
(n.)
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
(n.)
A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.
A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.
(n.)
A gift begged; a present.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA gift begged; a present.
bribe
\bribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. bribed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bribing.]
1. to rob or steal. [obs.]
2. to give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to. neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. w. robertson.
3. to gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
bribe
\bribe\ (&?;), n. [f. bribe a lump of bread, scraps, leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), ll. briba scrap of bread; cf. of. briber, brifer, to eat gluttonously, to beg, and ohg. bilibi food.] 1. a gift begged; a present. [obs.]
2. a price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust. undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe. obart.
3. that which seduces; seduction; allurement. not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever&?;blooming sweets.
bribe
\bribe\, v. i. 1. to commit robbery or theft. [obs.]
2. to give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise. an attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal, and the offender may be indicted. the bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe.
bribe
n : payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment [syn: payoff]
v : make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "this judge can be bought" [syn: corrupt, buy]
bribe
none to be taken; "for the gift maketh open eyes blind, and perverteth the cause of the righteous" (ex. 23:8, literally rendered).
Dobrwy = n. a bribe; a fee
Dobrwyo = v. to bribe; to fee
Noun
1. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
(synonym) payoff
(hypernym) payment
(hyponym) hush money
(derivation) corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
Verb
1. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
(synonym) corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
(hypernym) pay
(hyponym) sop
(derivation) briber, suborner
(classification) crime, law-breaking
Bribe Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Compensation for a breach of duty.
Bribe Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Bribery, is an act of implying 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.
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Bribe Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
BRIBE - The gift or promise which is accepted of some advantage as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument as a consideration for preferring one person to another in the performance of a legal act.
BRIBERY - The receiving or offering any undue reward by or to any person whomsoever, whose ordinary profession or business relates to the administration of public justice, in order to influence his behaviour in office and to incline him to act contrary to his duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity.
The term bribery extends now further and includes the offence of giving a bribe to many other officers. The offence of the giver and of the receiver of the bribe has the same name. For the sake of distinction, that of the former, viz: the briber, might be properly denominated active bribery; while that of the latter, viz: the person bribed, might be called passive bribery.
Bribery at elections for members of parliament has always been a crime at common law and punishable by indictment or information. It still remains so in England notwithstanding the stat. To constitute the offence, it is not necessary that the person bribed should, in fact, vote as solicited to do or even that he should have a right to vote at all both are entirely immaterial.
An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal and the offender may be indicted.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.BRIBERY - The receiving or offering any undue reward by or to any person whomsoever, whose ordinary profession or business relates to the administration of public justice, in order to influence his behaviour in office and to incline him to act contrary to his duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity.
The term bribery extends now further and includes the offence of giving a bribe to many other officers. The offence of the giver and of the receiver of the bribe has the same name. For the sake of distinction, that of the former, viz: the briber, might be properly denominated active bribery; while that of the latter, viz: the person bribed, might be called passive bribery.
Bribery at elections for members of parliament has always been a crime at common law and punishable by indictment or information. It still remains so in England notwithstanding the stat. To constitute the offence, it is not necessary that the person bribed should, in fact, vote as solicited to do or even that he should have a right to vote at all both are entirely immaterial.
An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal and the offender may be indicted.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Bribe Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
A payment that results in a benefit that would not have been received except for receipt of that money; a bribe is a criminal offence
Bribe Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
None to be taken; "for the gift maketh open eyes blind, and perverteth the cause of the righteous" (Ex. 23:8, literally rendered).
