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corruption
(mass) | corruption
- korupcia |
corruption
(encz) | corruption,korupce n: Zdeněk Brož |
corruption
(encz) | corruption,podplácení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Corruption
(gcide) | Corruption \Cor*rup"tion\ (k?r-r?p"sh?n), n. [F. corruption, L.
corruptio.]
1. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being
corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in
the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
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The inducing and accelerating of putrefaction is a
subject of very universal inquiry; for corruption is
a reciprocal to "generation". --Bacon.
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2. The product of corruption; putrid matter.
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3. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue,
or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or
debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity;
wickedness; impurity; bribery.
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It was necessary, by exposing the gross corruptions
of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation
against them. --Hallam.
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They abstained from some of the worst methods of
corruption usual to their party in its earlier days.
--Bancroft.
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Note: Corruption, when applied to officers, trustees, etc.,
signifies the inducing a violation of duty by means of
pecuniary considerations. --Abbott.
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4. The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse;
departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a
corruption of style; corruption in language.
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Corruption of blood (Law), taint or impurity of blood, in
consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony,
by which a person is disabled from inheriting any estate
or from transmitting it to others.
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Corruption of blood can be removed only by act of
Parliament. --Blackstone.
Syn: Putrescence; putrefaction; defilement; contamination;
deprivation; debasement; adulteration; depravity; taint.
See Depravity.
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corruption
(wn) | corruption
n 1: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to
bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
[syn: corruptness, corruption] [ant: incorruption,
incorruptness]
2: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: putrescence,
putridness, rottenness, corruption]
3: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4: 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" [syn: corruption, degeneracy,
depravation, depravity, putrefaction]
5: 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" [syn: corruption,
subversion]
6: 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" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
corruption
(mass) | corruption
- korupcia |
corruption
(encz) | corruption,korupce n: Zdeněk Brožcorruption,podplácení n: Zdeněk Brož |
incorruption
(encz) | incorruption,nezkaženost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Corruption of blood
(gcide) | Corruption \Cor*rup"tion\ (k?r-r?p"sh?n), n. [F. corruption, L.
corruptio.]
1. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being
corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in
the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
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The inducing and accelerating of putrefaction is a
subject of very universal inquiry; for corruption is
a reciprocal to "generation". --Bacon.
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2. The product of corruption; putrid matter.
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3. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue,
or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or
debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity;
wickedness; impurity; bribery.
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It was necessary, by exposing the gross corruptions
of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation
against them. --Hallam.
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They abstained from some of the worst methods of
corruption usual to their party in its earlier days.
--Bancroft.
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Note: Corruption, when applied to officers, trustees, etc.,
signifies the inducing a violation of duty by means of
pecuniary considerations. --Abbott.
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4. The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse;
departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a
corruption of style; corruption in language.
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Corruption of blood (Law), taint or impurity of blood, in
consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony,
by which a person is disabled from inheriting any estate
or from transmitting it to others.
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Corruption of blood can be removed only by act of
Parliament. --Blackstone.
Syn: Putrescence; putrefaction; defilement; contamination;
deprivation; debasement; adulteration; depravity; taint.
See Depravity.
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Corruptionist
(gcide) | Corruptionist \Cor*rup"tion*ist\, n.
One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption. --Sydney Smith.
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Incorruption
(gcide) | Incorruption \In`cor*rup"tion\, n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F.
incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.]
The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible;
absence of, or exemption from, corruption.
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It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
--1 Cor. xv.
42.
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The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we
have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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Uncorruption
(gcide) | Uncorruption \Un`cor*rup"tion\, n.
Incorruption.
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corruption
(wn) | corruption
n 1: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to
bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
[syn: corruptness, corruption] [ant: incorruption,
incorruptness]
2: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: putrescence,
putridness, rottenness, corruption]
3: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4: 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" [syn: corruption, degeneracy,
depravation, depravity, putrefaction]
5: 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" [syn: corruption,
subversion]
6: 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" |
incorruption
(wn) | incorruption
n 1: characterized by integrity or probity [syn:
incorruptness, incorruption] [ant: corruption,
corruptness] |
CORRUPTION OF BLOOD
(bouvier) | CORRUPTION OF BLOOD,, English crim. law. The incapacity to inherit, or pass
an inheritance, in consequence of an attainder to which the party has been
subject
2. When this consequence flows from an attainder, the party is stripped
of all honors and dignities he possessed, and becomes ignoble.
3. The Constitution of the United States, Amendm. art. 5, provides,
that no person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in
cases arising in the land or naval, forces, or in the militia, when in
actual service in time of war or public danger" and by art. 3, s. 3, n. 2,
it is declared that "no attainder of treason shall work. corruption of
blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted."
4. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, art. 9, s. 19, directs that "no
attainder shall work corruption of blood." 3 Cruise, 240, 378 to 381, 473 1
Cruise, 52 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 740; 4 Bl. Com. 388.
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