All bribery synonyms

noun bribery

• dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
• bribe — A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
• fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
• nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
• crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
• malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
• graft — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
• ransom — John Crowe [kroh] /kroʊ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
• protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
• tribute — a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
• payoff — the payment of a salary, debt, wager, etc.
• demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
• misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
• shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
• shadiness — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
• venality — the condition or quality of being venal; openness to bribery or corruption.
• racket — a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
• payola — a secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.
• squeeze — to press forcibly together; compress.
• crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
• unscrupulousness — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
• jobbery — the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.
• skimming — an act or instance of skimming.
• perversion — the act of perverting.
• wickedness — the quality or state of being wicked.
• depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
• immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
• bestiality — Bestiality is disgusting behaviour.
• vice — any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
• turpitude — vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.
• villainy — the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
• hush money — a bribe to keep someone silent about something, especially to keep the receiver from exposing a scandal.
• slush fund — a sum of money used for illicit or corrupt political purposes, as for buying influence.
• breach of trust — a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
• bribing — money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.: The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go.
• fiddling — trifling; trivial: a fiddling sum of money.
• fraudulency — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
• on the take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
• flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.