corruptie

Meaning

1. (feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) corruption, perversion of integrity through compromise, bribery or conflict of interest
2. (feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) moral corruption, moral perversion

Concepts

corruption

corrupt practices

dishonesty

graft

perversion

Synonyms

omkoping

Translations

corruption

corruzione

Korruption

corrupção

corrupción

διαφθορά

corrupcion

corruptela

costumbres corruptas

irtikap

yolsuzluk

usulsuzlük

فَسَاد

irtişa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɔˈrʏp.si/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: corruptie

In summary

From Middle Dutch corruptie, from Old French corruption, from Latin corruptiō: from corrumperen + -tie.

Sentences

Waarom zouden mijn kiezers moeten lijden onder hun fraude , hun corruptie en hun inefficiëntie ?

Why should my constituents suffer for their fraud, their corruption, and their inefficiency?

Er is een correlatie tussen corruptie in een land en armoede in datzelfde land .

There is a correlation between corruption in a country and poverty in that same country.

Het systeem is inderdaad niet transparant en gaat al tientallen jaren gebukt onder corruptie .

The system is, indeed, not transparent and is burdened with decades of corruption.