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noun lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
noun in a state of progressive putrefaction
noun decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
originBorrowed from French corruption, from Latin corruptiō, equivalent to corrupt + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0