Definition of corruption

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Corruption (n.) 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..

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Stut :: Sturtion (n.) A corruption of Nasturtion.
Curtelasse :: Curtelasse () A corruption of Cutlass.
Godild :: Godild () A corruption of God yield, i. e., God reward or bless..
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.).
Ods :: Ods (interj.) A corruption of God's; -- formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory phrases.
Argal :: Argal (adv.) A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore..
Vitiation :: Vitiation (n.) The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated; depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of the blood; the vitiation of a contract..
Corruptly :: Corruptly (adv.) In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting influences; wrongfully.
Romansch :: Romansch (n.) The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin..
Adulteration :: Adulteration (n.) The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture..
Prial :: Prial (n.) A corruption of pair royal. See under Pair, n..
Corruption :: Corruption (n.) 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..
Weigh :: Weigh (n.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh..
Spoil :: Spoil (n.) Corruption; cause of corruption.
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..
Debauchery :: Debauchery (n.) Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance..
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..
Incorrupt :: Incorrupt (a.) Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Salt :: Salt (n.) Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt..
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