The word 'bribing' is a correct and usable verb in written English.
You can use it to refer to the act of offering someone money or other benefits in exchange for a desired result or outcome. Example: The politician was accused of bribing people to vote for him in the upcoming election.
Milan prosecutors are still pressing for an 11-year prison sentence for his co-accused, Cesare Previti, Mr Berlusconi's close ally and former defence minister, for his part in allegedly bribing judges to win the privatisation contract for state food giant SME.
The Creamfields festival on the old Liverpool airport site in Speke, now in its fifth year, had an unfortunate prelude when police began investigating corruption claims and arrested an organiser for allegedly bribing a council official.
A few stalls in the lanes sell basics, at inflated prices because of the cost of bribing their guardians.
The tactics might include anything from pointing long-range lasers at plastic cups used by our reporters (very good for eavesdropping apparently), to bribing members of our staff.
West European and American worries that Moscow is successfully buying, bribing or bullying support for expansionist influence within the EU is most apparent in Budapest, where Viktor Orbán, the prime minister, strongly opposes EU sanctions against Russia and is busy striking deals with Moscow.
The three men are accused of bribing officials at the Conmebol and Concacaf confederations for TV and marketing rights of continental tournaments.
Among other matters, he has been ordered to stand trial on charges of bribing a senator in an attempt to bring down Romano Prodi's government, and is appealing against a first-grade conviction handed down in June for having sex with an underage girl and abusing his office to cover it up.
To maintain a business, you had to keep bribing governmental staff, even if you were working in accordance with the law.
The legislation, rushed through at breakneck speed, brings to an abrupt halt Mr Berlusconi's trial in Milan on charges of corruption - he is accused of bribing judges in a 1980s corporate takeover battle before he entered politics - just days before Italy takes over the EU presidency.
"But if they do it they are bribing people and if they don't they are ignoring us.
Avon, an American cosmetics company caught bribing in China, spent nearly $350m on a variety of legal and compliance fees, more than double the penalties it incurred, and not far short of its 2014 operating profit.
