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Corruption

Corruption means deterioration, the breakdown from a functioning, ordered state.

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Bribery

Bribery is often called corruption, usually with several people involved.

Moral

A corrupted society is a society with low moral values.

Language

A language or a text can be corrupted into a broken form or a different meaning.

Mechanical

Parts of a machine can be corrupted, meaning broken.

Politics

See: Political corruption, good governance

Other meanings

Decomposition of biological matter.



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