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Bribery

In criminal law. The re-ceiving or offering any undue reward by or to any person whomsoever, whose ordinary profession or business relates to the admin* istration of public justice, in order to influ-euce hls behavior in office, and to incline him to act contrary to his duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity. Hall v. Mar-shall, 80 Ky. 552; Walsh v. People, 65 111. 65, 16 Am. Rep. 569; Com. v. Murray, 135 Mass. 530; Hutchinson v. State, 36 Tex. 294

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)