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# corruption

«corruption» in Mova's school dictionary: **Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people with power, such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (corruption — usually uncountable; a corruption of something)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people with power, such as taking bribes or using public money for themselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#m1)

2) Making something bad or rotten, or changing something so it is spoiled, such as «corruption of a computer file». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#m2)

3) A word or name that has changed from its older or proper form over time, as in «"Ta" is a corruption of "thank you"». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In citizenship, history and news: corrupt leaders, police or officials who take bribes break the trust of the people; courts and a free press help fight it. In computing a file «corruption» means the data is damaged and won't open. In stories it shows a good character turning bad. Phrases: «fight corruption», «accused of corruption».

### examples

- The mayor was arrested for corruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x1)
- A free newspaper helps people find out about corruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x2)
- Giving a referee money to cheat is a kind of corruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x3)
- File corruption meant my homework would not open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x4)
- In the story, the king's power led to corruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x5)
- «Hello» may be a corruption of an older greeting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x6)
- Many countries pass laws to stop corruption. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable: «a lot of corruption», not «corruptions». Adjective «corrupt», verb «to corrupt». A «bribe» is money given to make someone act dishonestly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «corruption» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corruption/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.