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BRIBE, n.

1. A price, reward, gift or favor bestowed or promised with a view to pervert the judgment, or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness or other person. A bribe is a consideration given or promised to a person, to induce him to decide a cause, give testimony, or perform some act contrary to what he knows to be truth, justice or rectitude. It is not used in a good sense, unless in familiar language.
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Entry for 'Bribe'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​b/bribe.html.
 
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