judicial corruption
Crooked court dealings
Judicial corruption is the abuse of judicial office for private gain or improper influence.
It includes bribery, favoritism, and manipulation of legal proceedings: The investigation uncovered widespread judicial corruption in the county court system.
The term covers both direct payoffs to judges and subtler forms like nepotism in appointments or politically motivated rulings.
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- palm greasingIllicit payment for favors
- under the tableWithout official documentation
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
favoritism · collusion · impunity · miscarriage of justice · quid pro quo · influence peddling · corruption · embezzlement · abuse of power · venality · perjury · malfeasance · whistleblower protections · systemic inequality · extortion · obstruction of justice · payoffs · robes
- official misconductmalfeasance, ethics violation, misconduct, misfeasance, nonfeasance
- regional crisespoverty, inequality, violence, crime, corruption
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- racketeeringracketeering, protection racket, loan sharking, extortion, numbers racket
- Chinese Courtshigh courts, higher courts, circuit courts, judges, chief justice
- Eastern European Law
judicial corruptionjudicial integrity
Honesty of those presiding
impartial justice · judicial ethics · judicial independence · incorruptibility · fair trial
judicial corruptionrule of law
Supremacy of established laws
due process · legal order · fair trial rights · checks and balances · judicial review