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corruption

cor.rup.tion \k*-'r*p-sh*n\ n 1a: impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral 
   principle : DEPRAVITY  1b: DECAY, DECOMPOSITION  1c: inducement to wrong by 
   bribery or other unlawful or improper means  1d: a departure from what is 
   pure or correct  archaic  2: an agency or influence that corrupts  3: 
   chiefly dial : PUS