bribery n. 贿赂罪 为了非法影响公务活动，自愿地付给或接受非法报酬的行为。公务活动包括政府官员的行为、任何职业上的和行政管理事务相关的行为。报酬是指金钱、财产、服务或有价值的任何其他东西或好处。行贿者是指为谋取不正当利益给予国家公务人员等好处的任何有责任能力的人；受贿者可分以下3类情况：公务贿赂〔official bribery〕的受贿者、准公务贿赂〔quasi-official bribery〕的受贿者和业务贿赂〔occupational bribery〕的受贿者。如果受贿者是陪审员，在美国有些州定为贿赂罪，有些州则定为笼络陪审员罪〔embracery〕。
bribery, n. The corrupt payment, receipt, or solicitation of a private favor for official action. • Bribery is a felony in most jurisdictions. See Model Penal Code § 240. 1. Cf. KICKBACK. [Cases: Bribery 1. C.J.S. Bribery §§ 2–3, 5–8, 10–11.] — bribe, vb. “If money has been corruptly paid and corruptly received, for the
commercial bribery 商业贿赂罪 指在不公平的商业活动中，买卖一方以给付对方僱员或代理人利益的方式击败其他竞争对手的行为。
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bribery at elections 选举贿赂罪 向选民提供或保证事后提供金钱或其他有价值的东西或好处以诱使选民按照其既定的方式投票或放弃投票。
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oath against bribery 拒贿宣誓 英国选举议会议员时要求选民所作的一种保证拒绝接受贿赂的誓言。1854年被取消。
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compounding a crime. The offense of either agreeing not to prosecute a crime that one knows has been com-mitted or agreeing to hamper the prosecution. — Also termed compounding a felony; (archaically) theftbote. See STIFLING OF A PROSECUTION . [Cases: Compounding Offenses 1. C.J.S. Compounding Offenses § 1.] “If a prosecuting attorney should accept money
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racketeering, n. 1. A system of organized crime traditionally involving the extortion of money from businesses by intimidation, violence, or other illegal methods. [Cases: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 4, 103. C.J.S. RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) §§ 4, 6.] 2. A pattern of illegal activity (such as bribery, extortion, fraud, and murder) carried
protection money. 1. A bribe paid to an officer as an inducement not to interfere with the criminal activities of the briber. • Examples include payments to an officer in exchange for the officer’s releasing an arrestee, removing records of traffic violations from a court’s files, and refraining from making a proper arrest. [Cases: Bribery