corruptibility

cor·rupt·i·ble

(kə-rŭp′tə-bəl)

adj.

Capable of being corrupted: corruptible judges.

cor·rupt′i·bil′i·ty, cor·rupt′i·ble·ness n.

cor·rupt′i·bly adv.

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Noun

corruptibility - the capability of being corrupted

immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"

incorruptibility - the incapability of being corrupted

Translations

قابليَّـة الإفْـساد

podplatitelnostzkazitelnost

korrupthed

Bestechlichkeit Verdorbenheit

corruptibilité

megvesztegethetőségromlandóság

veikleiki fyrir spillingu; mútòægni

bestikkelighet

skaziteľnosť

ayartılabilmerüşvet yedirilebilme

腐败性

corrupt

(kəˈrapt) verb

to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.

adjective

1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt.

2. impure. a corrupt form of English.

corˈruptible adjective

corˌruptiˈbility noun

corˈruption (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of corrupting.

2. a word that has changed considerably from its original form. Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.

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