lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
[ Syn: corruptness ]
in a state of progressive putrefaction
[ Syn: putrescence , putridness , rottenness ]
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; the luxury and corruption among the upper classes; moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration; its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity; Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
[ Syn: degeneracy , depravation , depravity , putrefaction ]
destroying someones (or some groups) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; corruption of a minor; the big citys subversion of rural innocence
[ Syn: subversion ]
inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering'