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▸ noun: The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
▸ noun: The product of corruption; putrid matter.
▸ noun: The decomposition of biological matter.
▸ noun: Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
▸ noun: (metalanguage) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
▸ noun: Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
Similar:
degeneracy,
putrescence,
putridness,
depravity,
corruptness,
rottenness,
malfeasance,
cronyism,
criminality,
misgovernance,
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Opposite:
Types:
embezzlement,
bribery,
kickback,
money laundering,
tax evasion,
insider trading,
fraud,
extortion,
more...
Phrases:
Adjectives:
political,
moral,
anti,
widespread,
official,
general,
rampant,
much,
bureaucratic,
universal,
municipal
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