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# bribery

noun (bribery, uncountable)

«bribery» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Giving or offering money, gifts or favours to someone so they will do something dishonest or unfair for you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#m1)
2. (informal, humorous) Offering a treat to get someone to do something, as parents sometimes do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#m2)

### In the lessons

In law, news and ethics lessons, bribery is a crime: officials, referees or judges must not accept bribes. In everyday family life it is used jokingly: «a bit of bribery with chocolate got the kids to tidy up».

### Examples

- Bribery is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#x1)
- The official went to prison for bribery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#x2)
- Mum used a little bribery to get us to eat our sprouts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#x3)
- The referee was accused of bribery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#x4)
- Bribery makes things unfair for honest people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#x5)
- At this last bribery, Pinocchio could no longer resist and said firmly: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Related: bribe (noun and verb, a bribe), to bribe someone. Bribery is a serious crime even if the gift seems small.

## In Jewish tradition

Gifts given to make a judge or official act unjustly. Job says the tents of bribery will burn.

**Interpretation.** The Torah forbids taking bribes because they blind the wise and ruin justice. Judges must be fair.

### Examples

- For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery. (Writings JOB.15.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bribery/#x1)

### Note

Uncountable. Related: bribe (noun and verb, a bribe), to bribe someone. Bribery is a serious crime even if the gift seems small.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bribery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bribery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bribery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bribery.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «bribery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bribery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bribery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bribery.html) on Mova free.