bribery

English Thesaurus

1. the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage (noun.act)

hypernym	:	felony,
definition	:	a serious crime (such as murder or arson) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	barratry,
definition	:	the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery (noun.act)

hyponym	:	commercial bribery,
definition	:	bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction (noun.act)

derivation	:	bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms,
definition	:	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (verb.possession)

derivation	:	bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms,
definition	:	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (verb.possession)