noun

1. the act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt
2. evil or wicked behavior; depravity
3. bribery or similar dishonest dealings
4. decay; putridity; rottenness
5. something corrupted, as an improperly altered word or text
6. Rare a corrupting influence

Etymology: ME corrupcion < OFr corruption < L corruptio < corruptus, corrupt