corruption

Definition

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.

Etymology

Borrowed from French corruption, from Latin corruptiō, equivalent to corrupt + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "It was necessary, by exposing the gross corruptions of monasteries, […] to exite popular indignation against them."
• "They abstained from some of the worst methods of corruption usual to their party in its earlier days."
• "But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts."

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