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 1(1). C.J.S. Bribery §§ 2–3, 5–8, 10–11.]
2. Money extorted from a business owner by one who promises to “protect” the business premises, with the implied threat that if the owner does not pay, the person requesting the payment will harm the owner or damage the premises.
