corruption

cor·rup·tion

noun

The definition of corruption means evil, decay and dishonesty.

An example of corruption is a government that pretends to be for the protection of people, but is selecting vendors based on how their contracts will benefit them personally.

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corruption

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

Origin of corruption

Middle English corrupcion from Old French corruption from Classical Latin corruptio from corruptus, corrupt

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corruption

noun

a. The act or process of corrupting.
b. The state of being corrupt.
Decay; rot.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural corruptions)

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
The decomposition of biological matter.
Bribing.
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.
(linguistics) A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.

Usage notes

Corruption, when applied to officers, trustees, etc., signifies the inducing a violation of duty by means of pecuniary considerations. — Abbott

Origin

From French corruption, from Latin corruptiō

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corruption - Computer Definition

The altering of data or programs due to viruses, hardware or software failure or power failure. See data recovery and corrupted file.

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