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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Some high-profile cases under the FCPA include Goldman Sachs paying $2.9 billion in fines in 2020 for a bribery scheme.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The shift also implicates enforcement of a U.S. foreign bribery law that has led to some of the Justice Department's largest corporate cases over the last decade.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Snyder received a sentence of 21 months in prison for the bribery and IRS convictions and a year on supervised release from Kennelly.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Flashback: Menendez was previously indicted in 2015 on unrelated federal bribery and corruption charges.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The shift also implicates enforcement of a U.S. foreign bribery law that has led to some of the Justice Department's largest corporate cases over the last decade.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Snyder received a sentence of 21 months in prison for the bribery and IRS convictions and a year on supervised release from Kennelly.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Flashback: Menendez was previously indicted in 2015 on unrelated federal bribery and corruption charges.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Bribery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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