corruption - Meaning in Tamil

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corruption - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of corruption in English

corruption noun

1. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)

   ஊழல்

   Example

   • "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
2. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

   Synonyms

   subversion

   ஊழல், ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "corruption of a minor"
   • "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
3. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

   Synonyms

   degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction

   Examples

   • "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
   • "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
   • "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
   • "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
4. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

   Synonyms

   corruptness

5. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

6. in a state of progressive putrefaction

   Synonyms

   putrescence, putridness, rottenness

Description

Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption may involve many activities which include bribery, influence peddling and embezzlement and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries. Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts with an official capacity for personal gain.

ஊழல் (corruption) என்பது, வழங்கப்பட்ட அதிகாரத்தையோ, பதவியையோ தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்தி தனிப்பட்ட பயன்களைப் பெற்றுக்கொள்வதைக் குறிக்கும். உழல் என்பதில், லஞ்சம், கையாடல் போன்றவை உள்ளடங்கும். அரசாங்கத்தின் பொறுப்பான பதவியில் இருப்பவர்கள் அல்லது அரசுபணியில் இருக்கும் பிற ஊழியர்கள் அலுவல் முறையில் தனிப்பட்ட நலன்களுக்காகச் செயற்படும்போது அரசாங்க அல்லது அரசியல் ஊழல் இடம்பெறுகிறது. அரசியல்துறைப் பேராசிரியரான இசுட்டீபன் டி. மொரிசு, அரசியல் ஊழல் என்பது, தனிப்பட்ட நலங்களுக்காகப் பொது அதிகாரத்தைச் சட்டத்துக்குப் புறம்பாகப் பயன்படுத்துவதாகும் என்கிறார்.

Also see "Corruption" on Wikipedia

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