bribery
noun
brib·ery
ˈbrī-b(ə-)rē 
plural briberies
: the act or practice of giving or taking a bribe
Examples of bribery in a Sentence
They were arrested on charges of bribery.
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Adams’s tenure in office has been clouded in scandal after he was charged with bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and taking campaign contributions from foreign nationals in his previous mayoral campaign.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
Democratic senators have warned Paramount Global’s Shari Redstone that a settlement may violate federal bribery statutes.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Two years later Benito Mussolini would march on Rome, but not before the former convinced the later to step down from electoral politics, which required a combination of bribery and defenestration (the poet enjoyed the first and survived the second).
—Ed Simon
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
In the case of Scott Jenkins, a former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff who was convicted by a jury for a bribery scheme, the report said a $600 fine payment was absolved by the pardon.
—June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
Democratic senators have warned Paramount Global’s Shari Redstone that a settlement may violate federal bribery statutes.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Two years later Benito Mussolini would march on Rome, but not before the former convinced the later to step down from electoral politics, which required a combination of bribery and defenestration (the poet enjoyed the first and survived the second).
—Ed Simon
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
In the case of Scott Jenkins, a former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff who was convicted by a jury for a bribery scheme, the report said a $600 fine payment was absolved by the pardon.
—June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bribery
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“Bribery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribery. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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