bribed
Greased someone's palm
Bribed is the past tense of bribe—to offer money or favors to influence someone's actions, especially to get them to act dishonestly or against their duties: The official was bribed to approve the permit.
Someone who has been bribed has accepted such an inducement: The jury was bribed.
Illegal payment for services
- payolaBribes for airplay
- graftIllicit political gain
- backhanderSecret illicit payment
- payoffCulminating benefit received
embezzlement · fraud · scandal · slush fund · hush money · under the table · palm-greasing · sweetener
Force upon contact
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
- extortionObtaining through threats
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- intimidateInstill fear to control
compel · strong-arm · arm-twisting · leverage · hush · silence · buy off · fix
Dishonest, open to bribes
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- unscrupulousLacking moral principles
- venalOpen to bribes
- crookedBent or dishonest
shady · underhanded · illicit · sleazy · dirty · dishonorable · unprincipled · compromised
kickback
Illegal payment for services
- payolaBribes for airplay
- graftIllicit political gain
- backhanderSecret illicit payment
payoff · embezzlement · fraud · scandal · slush fund · hush money · under the table · palm-greasing · sweetener · inducement
pressure
Force upon contact
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
- extortionObtaining through threats
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
intimidate · compel · strong-arm · arm-twisting · leverage · hush · silence · buy off · fix · tamper
corrupt
Dishonest, open to bribes
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- unscrupulousLacking moral principles
- venalOpen to bribes
crooked · shady · underhanded · illicit · sleazy · dirty · dishonorable · unprincipled · compromised · tainted
official
Authority-sanctioned person or status
- judgeOne who decides
- politicianElected government official
- copLaw enforcement slang
inspector · witness · referee · customs · guard · bureaucrat · jury · regulator · assessor
bribedunbribed
Not paid off
incorruptible · honest · uncorrupted · legitimate · above board
bribedincorruptible
Impossible to morally compromise
unbribable · unbribed · uncorrupted · virtuous · upright
- bribery scandalCorrupt payment controversy
- bribery chargesCriminal accusations of paying for favors
- bribe moneyPayment for corrupt cooperation
- bribe takingAccepting illicit payments
- bribery caseTrial involving illegal payments
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