Definition for
corruption
noun – The act of corrupting, or the state of being corrupt or putrid; the destruction of the natural form of an organic body by decomposition accompanied by putrefaction; physical dissolution.
noun – Putrid matter; pus.
noun – Depravity; wickedness; perversion or extinction of moral principles; loss of purity or integrity.
noun – Debasement or deterioration.
noun – Perversion; vitiation: as, a corruption of language.
noun – A corrupt or debased form of a word: as, “sparrow-grass” is a corruption of “asparagus.”
noun – A perverting, vitiating, or depraving influence; more specifically, bribery.
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