Synonym: corruptness, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction, putrescence, putridness, rottenness, subversion. Similar words: correlation, interrupt, option, adoption, perception, reception, exception, assumption. Meaning: [-pʃn] 
n. 1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain 2. in a state of progressive putrefaction 3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) 4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles 5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity 6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony).
n. 1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain 2. in a state of progressive putrefaction 3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) 4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles 5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity 6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony). 
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211. The former president's brother, Raul, is in prison on a murder conviction and corruption charges.
212. Skase was charged with two counts of corruption in May 1991, and was declared bankrupt on June 13.
213. Corruption, taking bribes, failure to declare a conflict in interests have all constituted contempts. 4.
214. Earlier, he had complained that he lacked the resources to investigate all the allegations of corruption against government officials.
215. Integrity provides protection against partiality or deceit or other forms of official corruption, for example.
216. They were determined to stop the widespread corruption that had discredited government contracting.
217. Then, on top of the craziness and alleged corruption, populist Bucaram last month announced an economic austerity program.
218. If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 
219. The legacy of the Duvalierist years included endemic corruption and vast ecological damage.
220. This money helped to fuel the widespread corruption that has been so glaring under the Yeltsin regime.
221. Polisario sources claimed that in a recent internal investigation he had been found guilty of corruption and diversion of funds.
222. The revelations of corruption have led to a climate of distrust in the capital.
223. Opposition leaders have talked about pursuing a criminal case against Estrada for corruption and other offenses he allegedly committed in office.
224. It's a popular holiday destination, but there are worries about police corruption(sentencedict.com), especially over drugs.
225. Estrada has been charged with bribery, corruption, violating the constitution and betraying the public trust.
226. Many victims of violence have been leading agitators against corruption, as well as high-profile leftist activists.
227. The best way to end this type of corruption in the Pentagon is to forbid military retirees from working for military contractors.
228. The president has put the fight against corruption high on his domestic agenda.
229. The chief of police was forced to resign after allegations of corruption.
230. The administration has frequently been accused of corruption and abuse of power.
231. The bad was the pervasive and inevitable corruption of morals and manners that accompanied such a compulsion for the luxurious.
232. Arrests were also reported of members of a major network of financial corruption involving the falsification of official documents.
233. The government is trying to convince the public that it's getting tough on corruption.
234. This was the latest in a series of corruption cases involving Arizona.
235. The sum was chicken feed, and the more governmental corruption that went on there, the better.
236. Enter Sister Christine, a veteran campaigner against injustice and corruption.
237. The pact was ostensibly motivated by a desire to eradicate political dynasties and corruption in favour of political renovation and democratic change.
238. Ordinary citizens tolerated corruption when times were good and when the government rewarded them with cheap food, services and petrol.
239. No clothes, no corruption, Fong had reasoned: how do you go about bribing a naked man?
240. But the episode nevertheless did focus attention on the corruption that is rife within the civil service.
More similar words: correlation, interrupt, option, adoption, perception, reception, exception, assumption, conception, description, consumption, prescription, corporation, corridor, correctly, correspondent, corresponding to, bumptious, notion, motion, nation, action, mention, section, question, fiction, auction, edition, portion, reaction.