corrupt practices act

American  

noun

1. any of several U.S. statutes for ensuring the purity of elections by forbidding the purchase of votes, restricting the amount and source of political contributions, limiting campaign expenditures, and requiring the submission of an itemized statement of such expenditures.

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Etymology

Origin of corrupt practices act

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Murphy also noted Trump’s orders to fire inspectors general and other watchdogs meant to keep an eye out for corruption and pay-to-play tactics in the federal government, and his scaling back of laws meant to discourage it, such as the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Corporate Transparency Act.

From Los Angeles Times

This week: Trump has signed an order suspending the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

From Slate

Instead of dealing with those crimes, Bondi said in the memo, the Criminal Division’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit will prioritize foreign bribery cases that facilitate the criminal operations of cartels and transnational organizations such as "human smuggling and the trafficking of narcotics and firearms."

From Salon

Mr. Trump has spoken against the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, under which Mr. Adani has been indicted, arguing that its rules put American companies at a disadvantage.

From New York Times

Piñate, a Venezuelan citizen, Smartmatic executive Jorge Vasquez and former executive Elie Moreno are each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which forbids corporate bribery abroad.

From Los Angeles Times