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corrupt

Definition for corrupt

adjective as in debased, vicious

adjective as in adulterated, rotten

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Bacteriophages were developed over much of the 20th century by dedicated scientists who battled not just microbes but also doubtful colleagues and corrupt politics.

From Salon

Richard Baker KC, representing some of the babies’ families asked the consultant: “You had a sense that there might be some deals going on behind the scenes, some element perhaps of corrupt behaviour?”

From BBC

“If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I have two messages for you,” he continued: “1. Preserve your records, and 2. Pack your bags.”

On the other end is “El Mal,” a driving condemnation of the terrible people — murderers, corrupt politicians — contributing to the onetime drug lord’s charity aiming to locate the remains of cartel victims.

"What you had in the downstream sector was an inefficient, corrupt monopoly," she says.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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