corruption - Meaning in Marathi

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corruption - Meaning in Marathi

corruption Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of corruption in English

corruption noun

1. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)

   भ्रष्टाचार

   Example

   • "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
2. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

   Synonyms

   subversion

   भ्रष्टाचार, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "corruption of a minor"
   • "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

   Synonyms

   degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction

   Examples

   • "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
   • "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
   • "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
   • "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
4. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

   Synonyms

   corruptness

5. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

6. in a state of progressive putrefaction

   Synonyms

   putrescence, putridness, rottenness

Synonyms of corruption

• subversion
• degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
• corruptness
• putrescence, putridness, rottenness

Description

Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption may involve many activities which include bribery, influence peddling and embezzlement and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries. Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts with an official capacity for personal gain.

Also see "Corruption" on Wikipedia

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