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   corruption

   /kəˈrʌpʃn/

   noun

   • 1. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery: "the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places" Similar dishonestydishonest dealingsunscrupulousnessdeceitdeceptionduplicitydouble-dealingfraudfraudulencemisconductlawbreakingcrimecriminalitydelinquencywrongdoingvillainybriberybribingsubornationvenalitygraftextortionjobberyprofiteeringpayolainformal:crookednessshadinesssleazepalm-greasingmalfeasancemisfeasancearchaic:knaveryrare:malversationOpposite honesty
   • ▪ the action or effect of making someone or something morally depraved: "the corruption of youth was a powerful motif" Similar sinsinfulnessungodlinessunrighteousnessprofanityimpietyimpurityimmoralitydepravityviceiniquityturpitudedegeneracyperversionpervertednessdebaucherydissolutiondissolutenessdecadenceprofligacywantonnessindecencylasciviousnesslewdnesslecherywickednessevilbasenessvilenessOpposite moralitypurity
   • 2. the process by which a word or expression is changed from its original state to one regarded as erroneous or debased: "a record of a word's corruption" Similar alterationfalsificationdoctoringmanipulationmanipulatingfudgingadulterationdebasementdegradationabusesubversionmisrepresentationmisapplicationrare:vitiation
   • ▪ the process by which a computer database or program becomes debased by alteration or the introduction of errors: "this procedure creates a temporary file to prevent accidental corruption"
   • 3. the process of decay; putrefaction: archaic "the potato turned black and rotten with corruption"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin corruptio(n-), from corrumpere ‘mar, bribe, destroy’ (see corrupt).

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2. www.britannica.com › topic › corruption-lawCorruption | Bribery, Fraud, Embezzlement | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Corruption, Improper and usually unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another. Its forms include bribery, extortion, and the misuse of inside information. It exists where there is community indifference or a lack of enforcement policies.

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     state capture, the domination of policy making by private,...

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     Bribery, the act of promising, giving, receiving, or...

3. www.britannica.com › topic › briberyBribery | Definition, Types & Examples | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Bribery, the act of promising, giving, receiving, or agreeing to receive money or some other item of value with the corrupt aim of influencing a public official in the discharge of his official duties. When money has been offered or promised in exchange for a corrupt act, the official involved need.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

4. www.undp.org › blog › corruption-criminal-immoralCorruption is criminal, immoral, and the ultimate betrayal of ...

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Corruption is criminal, immoral, and the ultimate betrayal of public trust. Efforts to combat corruption and restore trust in governance must translate the core tenets of good governance into tangible action. Photo: Shutterstock. Author. Francine Pickup. Deputy Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP.

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6. unodc.org › unodc › enUNODC Corruption and Economic Crime Branch

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Corruption is a global problem that affects us all, undermining institutions and impacting individuals, countries and societies. Its corrosive effects drain resources, exacerbate inequalities, fuel conflict and weaken democracies.

7. www.transparency.org.uk › why-corruption-mattersWhy Corruption Matters | Transparency International UK

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   Jun 26, 2024 · OVERVIEW. Corruption is perhaps best described as a malign force which perpetuates poverty, sows insecurity and robs the world’s most vulnerable people of desperately needed public services.

8. www.nature.com › articles › s41597/024/03505-8The Subnational Corruption Database: Grand and petty ... - Nature

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   Jun 25, 2024 · By providing localized information on corruption, our database aims to facilitate more effective, targeted anti-corruption strategies, enrich the academic discourse on corruption, and offer a...

9. People also ask

   What does corruption mean?

   • Our definition of corruption Transparency International defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. In practice, that could mean anything from: A dictator bleeding their nation dry to fund a life of luxury for themselves and their family while ordinary citizens struggle without basic public services.

   Why Corruption Matters | Transparency International UK

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   How does corruption affect democracy?

   • Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and creating bureaucratic quagmires whose only reason for existing is the soliciting of bribes.

   UNODC and corruption - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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   How does corruption affect a business?

   • But corruption means that public money may be diverted from helping the most vulnerable in society, power is abused and infrastructure suffers. Business relationships rely on trust. Bribery and corruption abuses that trust, and goods and services are not procured in a clear, ethical or transparent way.

   Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) | Institute of Business Ethics - IBE

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   Are bribery and corruption financial crimes?

   • Some may view bribery and corruption as financial crimes, with no apparent victims. But corruption means that public money may be diverted from helping the most vulnerable in society, power is abused and infrastructure suffers. Business relationships rely on trust.

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10. www.ibe.org.uk › anti-bribery-corruptionAnti-Bribery & Corruption - Institute of Business Ethics

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    Jun 17, 2024 · Some may view bribery and corruption as financial crimes, with no apparent victims. But corruption means that public money may be diverted from helping the most vulnerable in society, power is abused and infrastructure suffers.