venality

• Substantiv, das die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, bestechlich zu sein oder Macht, Einfluss oder eine Position für persönlichen Vorteil zu missbrauchen, oft auch das käufliche Zur-Verfügung-Stellen von Talenten, Ämtern oder Diensten gegen Entgelt.

A noun referring to the quality of being open to bribery or the corrupt use of power, influence, or position for personal gain, often involving the prostitution of talents, offices, or services for reward.

unzählbar

1. Corruption or briberyC2formal

   The quality or state of being open to bribery or dishonest gain, especially in a position of trust.

   Bestechlichkeit

   • The venality of the officials led to widespread corruption.
   • Historians often cite the venality of the court as a cause of the revolution.
   • His venality was exposed when he accepted a bribe to overlook a safety violation.

   Synonymebarratrybriberycorruptibilitycorruptiondishonestyextortiongraft

   Antonymehonestyincorruptibilityintegrityprobityuprightness