Sentence examples for to bribes from inspiring English sources
verb
To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
Non-Party members resort to bribes and duplicity to get what they want.
Associations in poor countries depend on FIFA's handouts and are most vulnerable to bribes.
Police and courts are understaffed, underpaid and susceptible to bribes and threats.
The senators referred to bribes by News of the World reporters to London police officers.
Alan Watkinson also realised early on what Farah responded to — bribes.
Afghanistan's courts and police force are notoriously corrupt and open to bribes.
Instead, the old intelligentsia was impoverished and became susceptible to bribes.
The note was taken as an oblique reference to bribes already paid, according to the agreement.
The charges related to bribes the company had paid to foreign officials in order to win contracts.
Many countries aggressively prosecute domestic corruption but are much more permissive when it comes to bribes paid abroad.
Agnew resigned in October 1973, pleading no contest to charges relating to bribes he took while governor of Maryland.
