(ぞうしゅうわい)

ぞうしゅうわい
noun
bribery; giving and receiving bribes
formallegallaw
1. bribery; giving and receiving bribes
The combined crime of offering and accepting bribes. Covers both sides of bribery — the person giving the bribe and the official receiving it.
贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)逮捕(たいほ)された
He was arrested for bribery.
贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)事件(じけん)(おお)きなニュースになった。
The bribery case became big news.
市長(しちょう)贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)容疑(ようぎ)()調(しら)()けている
The mayor is being investigated on suspicion of bribery.

A compound of (ぞう) (giving) + (しゅう) (receiving) + (わい) (bribe). The word covers both 贈賄(ぞうわい) (offering a bribe) and 収賄(しゅうわい) (accepting a bribe) as a single concept.

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