bribery

Plural: briberies

Noun

• The giving or offering of a bribe.
• the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
• The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
• The activity of offering, giving, or accepting such bribes.

Examples

• Accusing him of peeking at her tiles, she jokingly yelled ’Bribery!’

Synonyms

graft, bribe