0 illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power:
The film is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force.
Political corruption is widespread throughout the country.
2 the fact of information on a computer being changed so that it is wrong and cannot be used:
data corruption
3 dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example, accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral:
He was a member of the team looking into allegations of corruption in the local government building-works department.
4 the fact of information on a computer being damaged in some way and not able to be used:
data corruption
The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.
He caught the public imagination as a crusader against corruption.
Recent discoveries about corruption have done serious damage to the company's reputation.
He resigned from the committee in disgust at the corruption.
The measures are attempting to catch the smaller corruptions.
He allowed and encouraged the most appalling social injustices, cruelties, inequalities and corruptions.
I would argue that one of the corruptions of my adult life is the general contempt in which law is held.
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