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corruption
noun
dishonest
or
illegal
behaviour
by
people
in
power
who
abuse
their
position
for
personal
gain
•
The
journalist
uncovered
massive
corruption
in
the
city
government
.
The
journalist
uncovered
massive
corruption
in
the
city
government
.
•
Citizens
marched
in
protest
,
demanding
an
end
to
political
corruption
.
Citizens
marched
in
protest
,
demanding
an
end
to
political
corruption
.
From
Latin
‘
corruptio
’ (
spoiling
,
breaking
down
),
from
‘
corrumpere
’
meaning
‘
to
destroy
or
spoil
’.
noun
the
process
of
something
becoming
spoiled
,
impure
,
or
morally
decayed
•
High
humidity
caused
the
metal
to
weaken
through
corruption
over
time
.
High
humidity
caused
the
metal
to
weaken
through
corruption
over
time
.
•
The
historian
studied
the
moral
corruption
that
ruined
the
ancient
empire
.
The
historian
studied
the
moral
corruption
that
ruined
the
ancient
empire
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
;
Latin
roots
relating
to
‘
spoiling
’
or
‘
breaking
apart
’.
noun
a
change
or
error
in
language
,
text
,
or
computer
data
that
makes
it
damaged
,
inaccurate
,
or
unusable
•
A
sudden
power
cut
resulted
in
the
corruption
of
the
saved
file
.
A
sudden
power
cut
resulted
in
the
corruption
of
the
saved
file
.
•
Scholars
debate
whether
the
manuscript
shows
corruption
in
its
copied
lines
.
Scholars
debate
whether
the
manuscript
shows
corruption
in
its
copied
lines
.
Extended
modern
sense
influenced
by
computer
science
jargon
in
the
1960s
,
applying
the
older
idea
of
‘
spoiling
’
to
electronic
data
.
