Bribery
Pronunciation : Brib"er*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
Definition : 1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements. Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
pl. Briberies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913