bribery 音标拼音: [br'ɑɪbɚi]
n . 贿赂行为,行贿,受贿
贿赂行为,行贿,受贿
bribery n 1 :
the practice of offering something (
usually money )
in order to gain an illicit advantage [
synonym : {
bribery }, {
graft }]
Bribery \
Brib "
er *
y \,
n .;
pl . {
Briberies }. [
OE .
brybery rascality ,
OF .
briberie .
See {
Bribe },
n .]
1 .
Robbery ;
extortion . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The act or practice of giving or taking bribes ;
the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Bribery oath },
an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting . [
Eng .]
[
1913 Webster ]
BRIBERY ,
crim .
law .
The receiving or offering any undue reward by or to any person whomsoever ,
whose ordinary profession or business relates to the administration of public justice ,
in order to influence his behaviour in office ,
and to incline him to act contrary to his duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity .
3 Inst .
149 ;
1 Hawk .
P .
C .
67 ,
s .
2 4 Bl .
Com .
139 ;
1 Russ .
Cr .
156 .
2 .
The term bribery extends now further ,
and includes the offence of giving a bribe to many other officers .
The offence of the giver and of the receiver of the bribe has the same name .
For the sake of distinction ,
that of the former ,
viz :
the briber ,
might be properly denominated active .
bribery ;
while that of the latter ,
viz :
the person bribed ,
might be called passive bribery .
3 .
Bribery at elections for members of parliament ,
has always been a crime at common law ,
and punishable by indictment or information .
It still remains so in England notwithstanding the stat .
24 Geo .
H .
c .
14 3 Burr .
1340 ,
1589 .
To constitute the offence ,
it is not necessary that the person bribed should ,
in fact ,
vote as solicited to do 3 Burr .
1236 ;
or even that he should have a right to vote at all both are entirely immaterial .
3 Bur .
1590 -
1 .
4 .
An attempt to bribe ,
though unsuccessful ,
has been holden to be criminal ,
and the offender may be indicted .
2 Dall .
384 ;
4 Burr .
2500 3 Inst .
147 ;
2 Campb .
R .
229 ;
2 Wash .
88 ;
1 Virg .
Cas .
138 ;
2 Virg .
Cas .
460 .
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