Bribe
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Origin
Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, from Anglo-French, morsel
Definitions
- 1: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust
- 2: something that serves to induce or influence
Description
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 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. [1]
