May 01, 2014

Bribery

Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 229 Version 0.1


          Main Definitions
  1. bribe |n| the act of offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of any item or value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty.
  2. "To take bribes."
  3. "She won't take bribes."
  4. "He was accused of offering bribes."
  5. "To be open to bribery."
  6. graft |US| |n| the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage.
  7. "The whole government was riddled with graft, bribery, and corruption."
  8. "He promised an end to graft and corruption in public life."
  9. "Starting a new business involves a lot of hard graft."
  10. "Their success was the result of years of hard graft."

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