Bribe: alternatives and connections

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

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The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

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Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten.

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A thief.

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A thief.

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Robbery; extortion.

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Robbery; extortion.

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Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay.

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Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay.

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To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a…

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Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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