bribe

Example Sentences

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Most notably, he was found guilty of taking bribes from Samsung in exchange for favours to the conglomerate's then chairman, Lee Kun-hee, who had been convicted of tax evasion.

From Barron's

"I wouldn't have been able to live with myself knowing that I had taken effectively a bribe."

From BBC

More recently, as China assailed Japan, text messages and photos that Taiwan officials said came from the Chinese military spread the claim that Takaichi had been bribed by Taiwanese diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, Habib is now back in Syria after, he says, having bribed several commanders to terminate his contract.

From BBC

No bribe meant no deal, more often than not.

From MarketWatch