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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Bribery

/brīb'-ẽr-ē/ · Brib·er·y · IPA /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/
01 n. Robbery; extortion.
pl. Briberies
  1. 1.
    Robbery; extortion.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
Phrases & compounds
Bribery oath — an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting.