Bribe

n.	1.	A gift begged; a present.
	2.	A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of trust. Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe. - Hobart.
	3.	That which seduces; seduction; allurement. Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these ever blooming sweets. - Akenside.
v. t.	1.	To rob or steal. [imp. & p. p. Bribed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bribing.]
	2.	To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to. Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. - F. W. Robertson.
	3.	To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.
v. i.	1.	To commit robbery or theft.
	2.	To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by some gift or promise. An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been holden to be criminal, and the offender may be indicted. - Bouvier. The bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe. - Goldsmith.

Noun	1.	bribe - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment Synonyms: payoff
Verb	1.	bribe - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" Synonyms: grease one's palms, buy, corrupt

BRIBE, crim. law. The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage, as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the performance of a legal act.

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