Corruption
Corruption is a system that starts out good but somehow goes wrong. The word comes from a Latin word meaning "Rotting". Corruption could be a government doing what they say is good, but instead oppress people, or an official doing something wrong. A text that is miscopied, or computer file or computer program which malfunctions or becomes infected with a computer virus, may be called "corrupt". It may also mean an abuse of power, usually for a personal benefit.
Sometimes the term just means bribery.
Corruption Media
The Kaunas "Golden Toilet"
The British Monarchy has been accused of corruption in cases involving influence peddling and cash-for-Honours scandals
In the Renaissance fresco The Good and the Bad Judge (Monsaraz, Portugal), the Bad Judge, depicted as having two faces, is shown taking bribes: the nobleman to the right offers him gold coins from a purse, and the villein to the left gives him a pair of partridges.
A 1902 cartoon depicts a police officer whose eyes are covered with a cloth labelled "bribes".
Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han was arrested in South Korea in September 2025 over allegations of bribery and illegal political funding.
An election leaflet with money stapled to it
Euro bank notes hidden in sleeve
Development of the shadow economy in (West-) Germany 1975–2015. Original shadow economy data from Friedrich Schneider, University Linz.
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