2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. {Briberies}. [OE. brybery
rascality, OF. briberie. See {Bribe}, n.]
1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of
influencing the official or political action of another by
corrupt inducements.
[1913 Webster]
{Bribery oath}, an oath taken by a person that he has not
been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bribery
n 1: the practice of offering something (usually money) in order
to gain an illicit advantage [syn: {bribery}, {graft}]
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