moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"道徳上の堕落黄白
例:The luxury and corruption among the upper classes. 上流階級社会の贅沢と堕落。
inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"任務に違反するための(重罪を犯すことにより)不適当な手段(贈収賄のように)での誘因(公務員のような)贈賄
例:He was held on charges of corruption and racketeering. 彼は不正とゆすりの容疑で拘留された。
in a state of progressive putrefaction腐敗が進行している状態黄白
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)物質の腐食(例えば腐れや酸化によって)黄白
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain正直さ、誠実さの欠如(特に贈収賄行為の影響を受けやすいこと)黄白