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List of meaning for corruption

the act of corrupt; loss of purity or integrity by authority figures

corruptness, corruption(noun)

lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption(noun)

in a state of progressive putrefaction

corruption(noun)

decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction(noun)

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"

corruption, subversion(noun)

destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

"corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"

corruption(noun)

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"

the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances

the ancient Egyptians used special preservatives to spare their dead from complete corruption

a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior

the corruption of the upper classes eventually led to the fall of the Roman empire

immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society

Socrates was put to death because the ancient Athenians believed he was spreading corruption to their youth

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