as in incentive
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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as in to lure
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The company was charged in the Brooklyn case with conspiracy to violate anti-bribery laws in a scheme to bribe a high-level government official in Qatar and with failing to disclose the bribes in export licensing applications with the State Department as legally required.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
The music mogul has a long history of seeking to bribe and illegally influence witnesses, federal prosecutors said in a 16-page letter to the court asking for Combs to be remanded into custody until trial.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Noun
According to court documents, Raytheon employees and agents offered and paid bribes to a high-ranking Qatari military official to gain an advantage in obtaining lucrative contracts with the Qatar Emiri Air Force and Qatar Armed Forces.
—Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The company was charged in the Brooklyn case with conspiracy to violate anti-bribery laws in a scheme to bribe a high-level government official in Qatar and with failing to disclose the bribes in export licensing applications with the State Department as legally required.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
Prosecutors also alleged that Combs and his associates, after getting wind of a possible investigation, reached out to women and pressured them to give a false version of events, bribed them or threatened them.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
The music mogul has a long history of seeking to bribe and illegally influence witnesses, federal prosecutors said in a 16-page letter to the court asking for Combs to be remanded into custody until trial.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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