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corruptive adjective uk /kəˈrʌp.tɪv/ us /kəˈrʌp.tɪv/ causing illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour: They plan to limit campaign spending, in order to control the corruptive influence money can have on politics. The authorities are desperate to keep out this corruptive form of gambling. We need better regulation of corruptive behaviour in the private sector. One of his goals was to remove the corruptive influence of the criminal underworld from politics. Election officials may be unable to prevent corruptive practices by remote voters. She supports the measures because they address the corruptive influence of illegal gambling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fraud & corruption anti-bribery anti-corruption anti-counterfeiting anti-fraud Augean defalcation defraud defraud someone/something of something dolus embezzle impersonation imposture launder malfeasance malpractice nobble pyramid scheme siphon tax evasion vishing
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