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Originally Posted by elcreative
And your multiple definitions are overly wide... simply because a word has several different meanings doesn't mean that they all apply simultaneously... the usage here was clearly in line with the first of your definitions and the others are contextually irrelevant...
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"Guilty of dishonest practices,
as bribery" does not mean "guilty of dishonest practices,
limited only to bribery". That's not how examples work. Also, read the rest of the first line. You don't get to just stop when you like and proclaim that's the entire definition.
The person who first used the term "corruption" in this thread was (in my opinion) referencing a lack of moral integrity.
ETA: Also, again, Dictionary Dance. It's derailing and it turns the whole discussion into a quibble over the definition of "is" rather than a meaningful discussion of the topical subject matter. And, no, I will not define "is". It's clear what the poster meant by "corruption" -- derailing to demand that IT'S NOT CORRUPTION IF NO MONEY CHANGED HANDS is both incorrect, dictionary-wise, and choosing to ignore the other poster's argument entirely while ostensibly responding to them.