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Corrupt practices. At elections these are treating, un-due influence, bribery, personation, making a false declaration as to election expenses, and incurring election expenses without the election agent's written authority. See Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 125), s. 3; (English) Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 51), ss. 1-3, 33 (7); (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882; (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 70), ss. 2, 1 (5); (English) Local Government Acts, 1888 (s. 75) and 1894 (s. 48); (English) Representation of the People Act, 1918, ss. 34, 35, 38 and (English) R. of the P. Act (No. 2), 1922. The (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act,1911, makes it an illegal practice to publish certain false statements concerning a candidate. See also (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 79 et seq.Corrupt practices at parliame...
Corruptibility
The quality of being corruptible the possibility or liability of being corrupted corruptibleness...
Corruptly
In a corrupt manner by means of corruption or corrupting influences wrongfully...
Corruption
Corruption, the word 'corruption' has a wide con-notation and embraces almost all the spheres of our day-to-day life the world over. In a limited sense it connotes allowing decisions and actions of a person to be influenced not by rights or wrongs of a cause, but by the prospects of monetary gains or other selfish considerations, State of A.P. v. Vasudeva Rao, (2004) 9 SCC 319 (323): AIR 2004 SC 960. (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, ss. 4 and 5)See BRIBE and preceding title....
Corruptly
Corruptly, denotes that the person making the offer did so deliberately and with the intention that the person to whom it was addressed should enter into a corrupt bargain whether or not the offeror intended to follow it through, R. v. Smith, (1960) 2 QB 423.See BRIBE AND ELECTION PETITIONS; and con-sult Archbold, Crim. Pleading and Practice, tit, 'Corrupt, etc., Practices at Elections,' and Fraser on Parliamentary Elections, etc., and Hoston on Electioneering....
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 ...
corruption of blood
corruption of blood :the effect of an attainder which bars a person from inheriting, retaining, or transmitting any estate, rank, or title [no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood "U.S. Constitution art. III"] ...
Corrupter
One who corrupts one who vitiates or taints as a corrupter of morals...
Corruptful
Tending to corrupt full of corruption...
Corruption
The act of corrupting or making putrid or state of being corrupt or putrid decomposition or disorganization in the process of putrefaction putrefaction deterioration...
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