corruptions
Bribery and dishonesty
Corruptions is the plural of corruption, which denotes the process or result of something being made impure, debased, or morally degraded.
Political corruptions involve abuse of power for personal gain, while textual corruptions are errors or alterations that creep into manuscripts over time.
The word also applies to degraded forms of language or data: The file showed several corruptions after the failed transfer.
Each corruption represents a departure from an original, pure, or intended state.
Illicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- extortionObtaining through threats
- payolaBribes for airplay
backhander · baksheesh · boodle · sweetener · shakedown · blackmail · under-the-table · grease
Bad habit or deputy
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- turpitudeInherent wickedness or vileness
- sinViolation of divine law
iniquity · perversion · debauchery · profligacy · dissipation · licentiousness · dishonesty · misconduct
Breakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- spoilageFood degradation process
- rottingOrganic matter decomposing
moldering · festering · putrescence · rancidity · taint · sourness · gangrene · necrosis
Act of modifying
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- emendationCorrection of written errors
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
tampering · falsification · distortion · adulteration · garbling · misquotation · gloss · variant
Minor system fault
- errorFault in communication
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bugCrawling creature or defect
degradation · noise · artifacts · checksum · crash · scrambling · interference · overwrite
graft
Illicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- extortionObtaining through threats
payola · backhander · baksheesh · boodle · sweetener · shakedown · blackmail · under-the-table · grease · fixing
vice
Bad habit or deputy
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- turpitudeInherent wickedness or vileness
sin · iniquity · perversion · debauchery · profligacy · dissipation · licentiousness · dishonesty · misconduct · transgression
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- spoilageFood degradation process
rotting · moldering · festering · putrescence · rancidity · taint · sourness · gangrene · necrosis · sepsis
alteration
Act of modifying
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- emendationCorrection of written errors
- redactionObscuring sensitive text
forgery · tampering · falsification · distortion · adulteration · garbling · misquotation · gloss · variant · palimpsest
glitch
Minor system fault
bug · degradation · noise · artifacts · checksum · crash · scrambling · interference · overwrite · truncation
- philologyphilology, etymology, critical edition, collation, emendation
- textual criticismcritical apparatus, collation, emendation, recension, variant
- sinsgreed, lust, gluttony, deadly sin, sloth
- biblical manuscriptsCodex Sinaiticus, Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical manuscripts, papyri, codices
- manuscriptscodex, codices, folio, folios, papyri
corruptionshonesties
States of being truthful
integrities · virtues · honors · decencies · righteousness
corruptionspurities
States of being uncontaminated
purifications · preservations · restorations · authenticity · integrity
corruptionstransparency
State of being see-through
reforms · good governance · accountability · rule of law · legitimacy
- government corruptionOfficials exploiting public trust
- police corruptionOfficers abusing their authority
- political corruptionOfficials exploiting public power
- corruption chargesAllegations of abuse of power
- moral corruptionDegradation of ethical principles
- corruption scandalExposed abuse of power