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
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
U.S. authorities said the Geneva commodities trader earned more than $384 million in profits “from the business it corruptly obtained” related to the Ecuadorian oil company.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Nauta is indicted on charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheming to conceal and making false statements and representations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Under the title of Gorboduc it was published first very corruptly in 1565, and in better form as The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex in 1570.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
