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bribe
(encz) | bribe,korumpovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
bribe
(encz) | bribe,podplacení n: Zdeněk Brož |
bribe
(encz) | bribe,podplácet v: Zdeněk Brož |
bribe
(encz) | bribe,podplatit v: Zdeněk Brož |
bribe
(encz) | bribe,uplácet v: Zdeněk Brož |
bribe
(encz) | bribe,úplatek n: Zdeněk Brož |
bribe
(encz) | bribe,uplatit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Bribe
(gcide) | Bribe \Bribe\ (br[imac]b), n. [F. bribe a lump of bread, scraps,
leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), LL.
briba scrap of bread; cf. OF. briber, brifer, to eat
gluttonously, to beg, and OHG. bilibi food.]
1. A gift begged; a present. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with
a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a
judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of
trust.
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Undue reward for anything against justice is a
bribe. --Hobart.
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3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave
these ever?blooming sweets. --Akenside.
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Bribe
(gcide) | Bribe \Bribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bribed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bribing.]
1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge,
juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of
trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the
conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a
bribe to.
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Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote
against his conscience. --F. W.
Robertson.
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3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
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Bribe
(gcide) | Bribe \Bribe\, v. i.
1. To commit robbery or theft. [Obs.]
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2. To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or
corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by
some gift or promise.
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An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been
holden to be criminal, and the offender may be
indicted. --Bouvier.
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The bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe.
--Goldsmith.
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bribe
(wn) | bribe
n 1: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt
his judgment [syn: bribe, payoff]
v 1: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or
influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: bribe,
corrupt, buy, grease one's palms] |
BRIBE
(bouvier) | BRIBE, crim. law. The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage,
as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal
emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the
performance of a legal act.
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bribe
(encz) | bribe,korumpovat v: Zdeněk Brožbribe,podplacení n: Zdeněk Brožbribe,podplácet v: Zdeněk Brožbribe,podplatit v: Zdeněk Brožbribe,uplácet v: Zdeněk Brožbribe,úplatek n: Zdeněk Brožbribe,uplatit v: Zdeněk Brož |
bribed
(encz) | bribed,podplacený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
briber
(encz) | briber,úplatkář n: Zdeněk Brož |
bribery
(encz) | bribery,korupce n: Zdeněk Brožbribery,podplácení n: Zdeněk Brožbribery,úplatek n: Michal Ambrož |
bribes
(encz) | bribes,uplácí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
commercial bribery
(encz) | commercial bribery, n: |
Bribed
(gcide) | Bribe \Bribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bribed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bribing.]
1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge,
juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of
trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the
conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a
bribe to.
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Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote
against his conscience. --F. W.
Robertson.
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3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
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Bribeless
(gcide) | Bribeless \Bribe"less\, a.
Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.
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From thence to heaven's bribeless hall. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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Briber
(gcide) | Briber \Brib"er\, n.
1. A thief. [Obs.] --Lydgate.
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2. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.
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3. That which bribes; a bribe.
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His service . . . were a sufficient briber for his
life. --Shak.
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Briberies
(gcide) | Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. Briberies. [OE. brybery
rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
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2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of
influencing the official or political action of another by
corrupt inducements.
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Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not
been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
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Bribery
(gcide) | Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. Briberies. [OE. brybery
rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
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2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of
influencing the official or political action of another by
corrupt inducements.
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Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not
been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
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Bribery oath
(gcide) | Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. Briberies. [OE. brybery
rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
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2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of
influencing the official or political action of another by
corrupt inducements.
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Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not
been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
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Outbribe
(gcide) | Outbribe \Out*bribe"\, v. t.
To surpass in bribing.
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Unbribed
(gcide) | Unbribed \Unbribed\
See bribed. |
bribe
(wn) | bribe
n 1: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt
his judgment [syn: bribe, payoff]
v 1: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or
influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: bribe,
corrupt, buy, grease one's palms] |
briber
(wn) | briber
n 1: someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a
wrongful act [syn: briber, suborner] |
bribery
(wn) | bribery
n 1: the practice of offering something (usually money) in order
to gain an illicit advantage [syn: bribery, graft] |
commercial bribery
(wn) | commercial bribery
n 1: bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent
to enter into a transaction |
BRIBE
(bouvier) | BRIBE, crim. law. The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage,
as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal
emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the
performance of a legal act.
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BRIBERY
(bouvier) | BRIBERY, crim. law. The receiving or offering any undue reward by or to any
person whomsoever, whose ordinary profession or business relates to the
administration of public justice, in order to influence his behaviour in
office, and to incline him to act contrary to his duty and the known rules
of honesty and integrity. 3 Inst. 149; 1 Hawk. P. C. 67, s. 2 4 Bl. Com.
139; 1 Russ. Cr. 156.
2. The term bribery extends now further, and includes the offence of
giving a bribe to many other officers. The offence of the giver and of the
receiver of the bribe has the same name. For the sake of distinction, that
of the former, viz : the briber, might be properly denominated active.
bribery; while that of the latter, viz : the person bribed, might be called
passive bribery.
3. Bribery at elections for members of parliament, has always been a
crime at common law, and punishable by indictment or information. It still
remains so in England notwithstanding the stat. 24 Geo. H. c. 14 3 Burr.
1340, 1589. To constitute the offence, it is not necessary that the person
bribed should, in fact, vote as solicited to do 3 Burr. 1236; or even that
he should have a right to vote at all both are entirely immaterial. 3 Bur.
1590-1.
4. An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be
criminal, and the offender may be indicted. 2 Dall. 384; 4 Burr. 2500 3
Inst. 147; 2 Campb. R. 229; 2 Wash. 88; 1 Virg. Cas. 138; 2 Virg. Cas. 460.
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