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corrupt(2)(dictionary)
corrupt(1)(dictionary)
corrupt 2, verb(dictionary)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(finance)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(money)
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corrupt 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- ( COM-) + rumpere 'to break']
using your power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for yourself
-opposite incorruptible incorruptible
::Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.
immoral or dishonest
::a corrupt society
::officials engaged in corrupt practices
something that is corrupt is not pure or has been damaged or partly ruined
::corrupt data
-- corruptly adv
-- corruptness n [U]