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Discover LudwigThe phrase "accepted bribes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing corruption, illegal activities, or unethical behavior, particularly in relation to officials or individuals in positions of power.
Example: "The investigation revealed that several officials had accepted bribes in exchange for favorable contracts."
Alternatives: "took bribes" or "received kickbacks".
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"They also accepted bribes".
Mr. Campomanes denied that he ever stole money or accepted bribes.
The guards even accepted bribes in Thai baht, I seem to recall.
S.E.C. officials said employees from many of the company's big Chinese clients accepted bribes.
Tanuma and his associates accepted bribes, and he was criticized by an opposition group for corruption.
Rather, their grouse was that he accepted bribes without covering up his tracks.
Other times, prosecutors said, he accepted bribes from hospitals that were funneled through a friend and partner, Solomon Kalish.
In December 1995 both he and Roh were indicted on charges of having accepted bribes during their terms as president.
In 2008 he stepped down as prime minister after it heard allegations that he had accepted bribes.
The reports concerned police officers who were alleged to have accepted bribes from reporters at The News of the World.
Liu Tienan, another former high-ranking policy maker, was sentenced to life imprisonment for having accepted bribes of $5.8 million.
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