Definition of corruption

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Corruption (n.) The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration..

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Cathay :: Cathay (n.) China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.).
Symptomatic :: Symptom (n.) A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue..
Romansch :: Romansch (n.) The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin..
Corruptful :: Corruptful (a.) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
Incorrupt :: Incorrupt (a.) Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.
Transcription :: Transcription (n.) The act or process of transcribing, or copying; as, corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions..
Adultery :: Adultery (n.) Adulteration; corruption.
Stut :: Sturtion (n.) A corruption of Nasturtion.
Malversation :: Malversation (n.) Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office..
World :: World (n.) The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind..
Weigh :: Weigh (n.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh..
Adjutator :: Adjutator (n.) A corruption of Agitator.
Dissolution :: Dissolution (n.) Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness.
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder..
Corruptless :: Corruptless (a.) Not susceptible of corruption or decay; incorruptible.
Filth :: Filth (n.) Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
Incorruptible :: Incorruptible (a.) Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible..
Otter :: Otter (n.) A corruption of Annotto.
Argal :: Argal (adv.) A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore..
Ods :: Ods (interj.) A corruption of God's; -- formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory phrases.
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