| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], morsel given to a [[beggar]], bribe, from Anglo-French, morsel | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], morsel given to a [[beggar]], bribe, from Anglo-French, morsel |
| *1: [[money]] or [[favor]] given or [[promised]] in order to [[influence]] the [[judgment]] or [[conduct]] of a [[person]] in a position of [[trust]] | | *1: [[money]] or [[favor]] given or [[promised]] in order to [[influence]] the [[judgment]] or [[conduct]] of a [[person]] in a position of [[trust]] |
− | '''Bribery''', a form of [[corruption]], is an act implying [[money]] or gift given that alters the [[behavior]] of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a [[crime]] and is defined by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%27s_Law_Dictionary Black's Law Dictionary] as the offering, giving, [[receiving]], or soliciting of any item of [[value]] to [[influence]] the [[actions]] of an official or other [[person]] in charge of a [[public]] or [[legal]] [[duty]]. | + | '''Bribery''', a form of [[corruption]], is an act implying [[money]] or gift given that alters the [[behavior]] of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a [[crime]] and is defined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%27s_Law_Dictionary Black's Law Dictionary] as the offering, giving, [[receiving]], or soliciting of any item of [[value]] to [[influence]] the [[actions]] of an official or other [[person]] in charge of a [[public]] or [[legal]] [[duty]]. |
− | The bribe is the [[gift]] [[bestowed]] to [[influence]] the recipient's conduct. It may be any [[money]], good, right in action, [[property]], preferment, [[privilege]], emolument, object of value, [[advantage]], or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or [[influence]] the [[action]], [[vote]], or [[influence]] of a [[person]] in an official or [[public]] capacity. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribe] | + | The bribe is the [[gift]] [[bestowed]] to [[influence]] the recipient's conduct. It may be any [[money]], good, right in action, [[property]], preferment, [[privilege]], emolument, object of value, [[advantage]], or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or [[influence]] the [[action]], [[vote]], or [[influence]] of a [[person]] in an official or [[public]] capacity. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribe] |