bribe
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Yardly v. Ellill Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe.
- 2.
The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.
- 3.
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements.
October 23, 1848, Frederick William Robertson, an address delivered at the Opening of The Working Men's Institute Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
- 2.
(transitive)To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
to bribe somebody's compliance
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From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (go begging), from the noun bribe (a gift).