corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
corruptly
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a word derived from
corrupt.
Example Sentences
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All received 50-year sentences but Rueda, who instead received 70 years, as she was also convicted of corruptly concealing a document.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
“It is illegal to corruptly give anything of value to public officials to influence an official act,” the lawmakers wrote in their May 19 letter to Redstone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
The first part makes it a crime to corruptly alter, destroy or conceal evidence to frustrate official proceedings.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
“He was not living the life of an exiled corrupt Latin American leader rich with the spoils of monies corruptly earned,” his attorneys wrote in a pre-sentencing memo seeking just six years behind bars.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Such was her skill in the Fathers that she corrected a depraved place in Cyprian; for where it was corruptly written "Nisi vos sinceritas" she amended it "Nervos sinceritas."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various
