Definition of Bribery

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Definition of Bribery
	Bribery Robbery; extortion. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements. Related Definitions: Act, Action, Another, By, Corrupt, Extortion, Giving, Influencing, Of, Official, Or, Political, Practice, Robbery, Taking, The

Bribery Quotations

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.
Gore Vidal

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
Sallust

But there will be no justice, there will be no government of the people, by the people, and for the people, as long as the government and its officials permit bribery in any form.
John Jay Hooker

There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.
Bob Schaffer

In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged up only as a final resort when the alternative options of deception, threat and bribery have all been exhausted.
Michael Musto

They have seized upon the government by bribery and corruption. They have made speculation and public robbery a science. They have loaded the nation, the state, the county, and the city with debt.
Denis Kearney

Bribery Translations

bribery in German is Bestechung
bribery in Spanish is cohecho, soborno

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