corruption charges
Graft-related legal accusations
Corruption charges are formal accusations that someone—typically a public official or business executive—has abused their position for personal gain.
The charges usually involve bribery, embezzlement, or misuse of power: The mayor faces corruption charges after accepting payments from contractors.
The phrase appears constantly in political news, often preceding trials that may or may not result in convictions.
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- defendantParty facing charges
- perp walkPost-arrest media spectacle
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
embezzlement · extortion · abuse of power · trial · court hearing · legal proceedings · money laundering · ill-gotten gains · nepotism · fraud · white collar crime · cronyism · whistleblower protection · graft · pay to play · political scandals · under investigation · reputational damage
- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- oversightoversight committees, oversight board, review, auditors, supervisor
- official misconductmalfeasance, ethics violation, misconduct, misfeasance, nonfeasance
corruption chargesclean record
Absence of prior offenses
ethical conduct · integrity · exoneration · probity · vindication
corruption chargesacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
charges dropped · case dismissed · not guilty verdict · exoneration · vindication
corruption chargesseal of approval
Official sanction symbol
public trust · trustworthiness · clean hands · beyond reproach
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