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noun.
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
noun.
the state of being corrupt
Word Usage
"Every economic study shows that the costs to American industries and our economy would be disasterous unless we spent billions of dollars buying carbon credits from bankrupt countries like Russia and underdeveloped nations through a scheme that could rival the Iraq OIl for Food program in corruptness."