bribery
Sign in to savethumb|Giving money illegally or unethically to influence a person's behavior is a form of bribery. Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or acceptance of a private favor (a bribe) in exchange for official action. The purpose of a bribe is to influence the actions of the recipient, a person in charge of an official duty, to act contrary to their duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity.
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Bribery is when someone illegally or unethically gives money or favors to another person in order to influence them to act against their official duties and responsibilities. It matters because it undermines honesty and integrity in positions of authority, allowing people to misuse their power for corrupt purposes rather than serving the public interest.
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thumb|Giving money illegally or unethically to influence a person's behavior is a form of bribery. Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or acceptance of a private favor (a bribe) in exchange for official action. The purpose of a bribe is to influence the actions of the recipient, a person in charge of an official duty, to act contrary to their duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity.
Gifts of money or other items of value that are otherwise available to everyone on an equivalent basis, and not for dishonest purposes, are not bribery. Offering a discount or a refund to all purchasers is a rebate and is not bribery. For example, it is legal for an employee of a Public Utilities Commission involved in electric rate regulation to accept a rebate on electric service that reduces their cost of electricity, when the rebate is available to other residential electric customers; however, giving a discount specifically to that employee to influence them to look favorably on the electric utility's rate increase applications would be considered bribery.