corrupt: adj. (Middle English, from
Latin corruptus)
1a: morally degenerate and
perverted: DEPRAVED
b: characterized by improper conduct
(as bribery or the selling of favors)<corrupt politicians>
2: PUTRID, TAINTED
3: adulterated or debased by change
from an original or correct condition
Synonym see VICIOUS Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
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cor·rup·tion: noun (14th century)
1a: impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle: depravity
b: decay, decomposition
c: inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery)
d: a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct
2 archaic: an agency or influence that corrupts
3 chiefly dialect: pus Merriam Webster Online Dictionary