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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : impairment of [[integrity]], [[virtue]], or [[moral]] principle : depravity
:b : decay, decomposition
:c : inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery)
:d : a departure from the [[original]] or from what is pure or correct
*2 archaic : an [[agency]] or [[influence]] that corrupts
==Description==
[[Political]] '''corruption''' is the use of legislated [[powers]] by [[government]] officials for illegitimate [[private]] gain. Misuse of government power for other [[purposes]], such as repression of [[political]] opponents and general police [[Violence|brutality]], is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal [[acts]] by [[private]] [[persons]] or corporations not directly involved with the government. An illegal [[act]] by an officeholder [[constitutes]] political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official [[duties]].
All forms of [[government]] are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate [[criminal]] [[enterprise]] such as drug trafficking, [[money]] laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these activities.
The [[activities]] that [[constitute]] illegal corruption differ depending on the country or [[jurisdiction]]. For instance, certain political funding [[practices]] that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some cases, [[government]] officials have broad or poorly defined [[powers]], which make it [[difficult]] to [[Discernment|distinguish]] between legal and illegal [[actions]]. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over 1 trillion US dollars annually. A [[state]] of unrestrained political corruption is known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy kleptocracy], [[literally]] [[meaning]] "rule by thieves".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption]
[[Category: Law]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : impairment of [[integrity]], [[virtue]], or [[moral]] principle : depravity
:b : decay, decomposition
:c : inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery)
:d : a departure from the [[original]] or from what is pure or correct
*2 archaic : an [[agency]] or [[influence]] that corrupts
==Description==
[[Political]] '''corruption''' is the use of legislated [[powers]] by [[government]] officials for illegitimate [[private]] gain. Misuse of government power for other [[purposes]], such as repression of [[political]] opponents and general police [[Violence|brutality]], is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal [[acts]] by [[private]] [[persons]] or corporations not directly involved with the government. An illegal [[act]] by an officeholder [[constitutes]] political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official [[duties]].
All forms of [[government]] are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate [[criminal]] [[enterprise]] such as drug trafficking, [[money]] laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these activities.
The [[activities]] that [[constitute]] illegal corruption differ depending on the country or [[jurisdiction]]. For instance, certain political funding [[practices]] that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some cases, [[government]] officials have broad or poorly defined [[powers]], which make it [[difficult]] to [[Discernment|distinguish]] between legal and illegal [[actions]]. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over 1 trillion US dollars annually. A [[state]] of unrestrained political corruption is known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy kleptocracy], [[literally]] [[meaning]] "rule by thieves".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption]
[[Category: Law]]
