Bribe

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To rob or steal.

II. Bribe ·noun A gift begged; a present.

III. Bribe ·vi To commit robbery or theft.

IV. Bribe ·noun That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

V. Bribe ·vt To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.

VI. Bribe ·vi To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise.

VII. Bribe ·noun A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust.

VIII. Bribe ·vt To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to.

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