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Synonyms for corrupt

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for corrupt

utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior

marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust

ruthlessly seeking personal advantage

to make morally impure

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Synonyms for corrupt

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

alter from the original

lacking in integrity

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not straight

containing errors or alterations

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touched by rot or decay

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He mentioned that corrupt politicians had bankrupted the public after looting the public taxes.
He has also directed action against the suspected corrupt officers.
Policy of NAB was to observe zero tolerance against the corrupt elements, said a news release.
Summary: New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said the government has the right to proceed against corrupt officials on the basis of available evidence.
This is a measure adopted by many developed nations, as the non-availability of higher value bank notes puts corrupt citizens in a situation where they have to carry a large sum of lower value notes if they want to bribe someone or use a money changer to transfer money to get it laundered.
Now we hear people saying things like, "Yes, he is a thief but he is our thief".POOR GROWTHCorrupt leaders have been emboldened to openly defend their corrupt acts.
Talking to a private news channel, he said Bhutto's ideological and true followers are reluctant to support the corrupt elements.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared that all corrupt individuals in government must be hunted down and brought to book.
Addressing the ceremony Director General NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Naeem Mangi re-iterated that the NAB will continue to pursue the corrupt element for cleaning the society from the corrupt element so that the country could achieve the dream of Corruption free Pakistan.
QUETTA: Advisor to CM for Excise and Taxation Malik Naeem Bazai said, the Excise Department has been progressing its tax collection target added government has decided to take strict action against corrupt elements in government departments.
The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
Peshawar -- Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said that people voted Imran Khan for the agenda of change because they were totally disappointed from the corrupt system of the past.
PESHAWAR -- Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that people voted Imran Khan for the agenda of change because they were totally disappointed from the corrupt system of the past.
Politicians joining PTI as it represents common man, says KP CM PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said that the people voted for Imran Khan and his agenda to bring change because they were totally disappointed at the corrupt system of the past, welcoming Nisar Khan on his decision to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Objective of this seminar was to educate and advise public authorities and holders of public offices to combat corruption and corrupt practices.