bribery
noun
brib·ery
ˈbrī-b(ə-)rē 
plural briberies
: the act or practice of giving or taking a bribe
Examples of bribery in a Sentence
They were arrested on charges of bribery.
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Hanchell was convicted of two counts of bribery related to Salt Cay and West Caicos.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The prosecutor’s statement said that in addition to assisting Hamas during the war, all of the defendants were charged with financing terrorism activity, fraud and bribery.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Suleman Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf and Gandi Yusuf Mohamed face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Both Vitol and Trafigura have pled guilty to bribery and recently settled cases with the Department of Justice.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The prosecutor’s statement said that in addition to assisting Hamas during the war, all of the defendants were charged with financing terrorism activity, fraud and bribery.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Suleman Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf and Gandi Yusuf Mohamed face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Both Vitol and Trafigura have pled guilty to bribery and recently settled cases with the Department of Justice.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bribery
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“Bribery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribery. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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