Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
- moral perversion; depravity.
- perversion of integrity.
- corrupt or dishonest proceedings.
- bribery.
- debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.
- a debased form of a word.
- putrefactive decay; rottenness.
- any corrupting influence or agency.
noun
- the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
- moral perversion; depravity
- dishonesty, esp bribery
- putrefaction or decay
- alteration, as of a manuscript
- an altered form of a word
mid-14c., of material things, especially dead bodies, also of the soul, morals, etc., from Latin corruptionem (nominative corruptio), noun of action from past participle stem of corrumpere (see corrupt). Of public offices from early 15c.; of language from late 15c.