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• bribe — 1 n: a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) compare kickback bribe 2 vt bribed, brib·ing: to influence (a person) by giving a… …   Law dictionary

• bribe — bribable, bribeable, adj. bribability, bribeability, n. bribee, n. briber, n. /bruyb/, n., v., bribed, bribing. n. 1. money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, esp. in that… …   Universalium

• bribe — bribe1 [braıb] v [T] 1.) to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you ▪ The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials. bribe sb to do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bribe — [[t]braɪb[/t]] n. v. bribed, brib•ing 1) money or other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, as a public official 2) anything given or serving to persuade or induce 3) to give or promise a… …   From formal English to slang

• official — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high ranking, prominent, senior, top ▪ junior, minor ▪ local, provincial …   Collocations dictionary

• bribe — /braɪb / (say bruyb) noun 1. anything of value, as money or preferential treatment, privilege, etc., given or promised for corrupt behaviour in the performance of official or public duty. 2. anything given or serving to persuade or induce. 3.… …  

• bribe — Any money, goods, right in action, property, thing of value, or any preferment, advantage, privilege or emolument, or any promise or undertaking to give any, asked, given, or accepted, with a corrupt intent to induce or influence action, vote, or …   Black's law dictionary

• bribe — Any money, goods, right in action, property, thing of value, or any preferment, advantage, privilege or emolument, or any promise or undertaking to give any, asked, given, or accepted, with a corrupt intent to induce or influence action, vote, or …   Black's law dictionary

• Zhang Xi (Chinese official) — Zhang Xi (張錫), formally the Duke of Pingyuan (平原公), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian s Zhou Dynasty, serving as chancellor on two occasions. Background It is not known when Zhang Xi was born, but it is known that… …   Wikipedia

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• Berger v. New York — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Berger v. New York ArgueDate=April 13 ArgueYear=1967 DecideDate=June 12 DecideYear=1967 FullName=Ralph Berger v. State of New York USVol=388 USPage=41 Citation=87 S.Ct. 1873, 18 L.Ed.2d 1040 Prior=Certiorari to the… …   Wikipedia