- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
- payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
- (bribery) the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- The Bribe (1949) is an American crime film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The drama features Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and others.
- The Bribe: variations and extensions on Spillane is an album by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn, consisting of music created for three half-hour radio plays produced by Mabou Mines theater company in 1986. ...
- Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift given that alters the behavior of the recipient. ...
- Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty; To give a bribe to
- (bribery) the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions; the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes
- (Bribery) Doing any one of a number of acts to induce a person to vote or refrain from voting or to reward him for having done so, such as giving or lending money; and giving or procuring an office or employment, amounts to bribery. ...
- (Bribery) Involving a company from an industrialized country offering an illicit payment to a developing country's public official with perceived or real influence over contract awards. Bribery may range from gifts to large amounts of money.
- (Bribery) Showing the reinforcer the parrot will receive prior to performance of the behavior. This can be an acceptable practice to initiate a behavior, but should be quickly phased out so that the reinforcer is not seen before presentation of the behavior. ...
- (Bribery) Something you give before a bad behavior occurs which causes the bad behavior to occur. Never recommended for use by anybody.
- Bribery is the direct or indirect offering of illegal compensation to a government employee.
- A payment made to person, often a government official such as a customs officer, to induce favorable treatment.
- money offered to procure an action or decision in favour of the giver; bribery is an illegal business practice in most countries.
- A price, reward, or favor--most often consisting of money and/or property--bestowed or promised by a seller, to the end that the recipient will permit his judgment and conduct to be corrupted. ...
- a) Anything, especially money, given or promised to induce a person to do something illegal or wrong; b) Anything given or promised to induce a person to do something against his wishes. Also (vt) To get or influence by bribing.
- None to be taken; "for the gift maketh open eyes blind, and perverteth the cause of the righteous" (Exo 23:8, literally rendered).
- defined in the UK Bribery Act 2010 as offence(s) of offering, promising, requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting a financial or other advantage to induce or reward a person to improperly perform a relevant function. A function is performed improperly if in breach of relevant expectation. ...
- Something that is given or offered to a person or organization in a position of trust to induce that agent to behave in a way that is inconsistent with that trust. As C.E. ...
- [O^], PO up, FO away, pushes "money" under the table of [B], PO down, FO > DS, while body leans > DS. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - bribe.
- When this phrase is mentioned on an email list expect a flame war. A common differentiation made between bribe and expedite fee…. You pay someone to act illegally. You pay an expedite fee for someone to work faster. I will be blogging on this later in the week.
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- Accepting a bribe signifies you have high moral standards, but to refuse a bribe indicates that someone owing you will unexpectedly pay their debt. Dreaming that you are bribing someone tells of a situation bringing great disappointment and sorrow.