accept a bribe

Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words

To agree to receive money or a gift in exchange for an illicit favor.

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Examples (10)

  • The official was accused of accepting a bribe to approve the project.
  • He would never accept a bribe; he's a man of integrity.
  • Accepting a bribe is a serious crime that could lead to imprisonment.
  • If you accept that bribe, you'll lose your job and your reputation.
  • The politician publicly denied that he had ever accepted a bribe.
  • Are you suggesting that the judge accepted a bribe to influence the verdict?
  • He felt pressured to accept the bribe to cover his family's medical bills.
  • Several employees were fired for accepting bribes from suppliers.
  • A public servant should know better than to accept a bribe of any amount.
  • It was rumored that the general accepted a huge bribe to surrender the city.