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corrupt

corrupt : having an unlawful or evil motive ;esp : characterized by improper and usually unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another (as by taking or giving bribes) cor·rupt·ly adj cor·rupt·ness n vt 1 : to change from good to bad in principles or moral values [ing a minor] 2 : to subject (a person) to corruption of blood cor·rup·ti·bil·i·ty [kə-rəp-tə-bi-lə-tē] n cor·rup·ti·ble [kə-rəp-tə-bəl] adj cor·rup·ti·bly adv cor·rup·tion [kə-rəp-shən] n ...

corroborate

corroborate -rat·ed -rat·ing [Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare to strengthen, from com-, prefix marking completion + robur strength, literally, oak tree] : to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain cor·rob·o·ra·tion [kə-rÄ -bə-rā-shən] n cor·rob·o·ra·tive [kə-rÄ -bə-rā-tiv, -rə-tiv] adj ...

corporeal

corporeal : having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body compare incorporeal cor·po·re·al·ly adv ...

corpus

corpus pl: cor·po·ra [-pə-rə] : the main body of a thing ;specif : the principal of a fund, trust, or estate as distinct from income or interest : res ...

correal

correal [Latin correus person accused along with another, from com- with, together + reus accused person] in the civil law of Louisiana : solidary cor·re·al·i·ty [kȯr-ē-a-lə-tē] n ...

correction

correction 1 : a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise 2 : the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation often used in pl. cor·rec·tion·al adj ...

incorporate

incorporate -rat·ed -rat·ing vt 1 : to unite with something else to form a whole [ the agreement into the divorce] 2 : to form (as a business) into a legal corporation 3 : to include (rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights) within the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment see also selective incorporation, total incorporation vi : to form a legal corporation in·cor·po·ra·tion [in-kȯr-pə-rā-shən] n incorporate by reference : to make (the terms of a contemporaneous or earlier document) part of another document (as a codicil) by specific reference in that document see also republish ...

Com

A prefix from the Latin preposition cum signifying with together in conjunction very etc It is used in the form com before b m p and sometimes f and by assimilation becomes col before l cor before r and con before any consonant except b h l m p r and w Before a vowel com becomes co also before h w and sometimes before other consonants...

A prefix signifying with together etc See Com...

Corporation Property Duty

Corporation Property Duty. A 5 per cent. duty on income in lieu of death duties is imposed on cor-porations and bodies not incorporated, including fellowships, trustees etc., by the (English) Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 51), ss. 11-20. The exceptions include property of the Crown, Local Authorities, religious, charitable, educational bodies, friendly societies, and the capital of a body corporate or incorporate established for any trade or business, or of a body whose capital stock is so divided as to be liable to be charged for legacy or succession duties....

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