Dictionary entry

Bribery

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Brib″er‐y (�), n.; pl.Briberies (�). [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.] 1. Robbery; extortion.

2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.

Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting.