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BRIBERY Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word bribery. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word bribery. (close relations)
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graft
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

• the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

• the act of grafting something onto something else

verb

• cause to grow together parts from different plants

• place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

backhander
nounn
noun

• a backhanded blow

corruption
nounn
noun

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

• in a state of progressive putrefaction

• decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

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

• inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)

enticement
nounn
noun

• something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

• qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

• the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

inducement
nounn
noun

• a positive motivational influence

• act of bringing about a desired result

kickback
nounn
noun

• a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

payola
nounn
noun

• a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

subornation
nounn
noun

• underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful

• perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give

sweetener
nounn
noun

• something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

• anything that serves as an enticement

hush money
nounn
noun

• a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret

Best Hypernyms For BRIBERY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bribery, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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felony

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