贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)

ぞうしゅうわい
noun
bribery; giving and receiving bribes
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)で逮捕(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)が大(おお)きなニュースになった。
The bribery case became big news.
市長(しちょう)が贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)の容疑(ようぎ)で取(と)り調(しら)べを受(う)けている。
The mayor is being investigated on suspicion of bribery.

A compound of 贈(ぞう) (giving) + 収(しゅう) (receiving) + 賄(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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)事件(じけん): bribery case/scandal
  • 贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)の容疑(ようぎ): suspicion of bribery
  • 贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)で起訴(きそ)される: to be indicted for bribery
  • 贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい)罪(ざい): the crime of bribery

RELATED TERMS:

  • 贈賄(ぞうわい): giving a bribe — the crime committed by the bribe-giver
  • 収賄(しゅうわい): accepting a bribe — the crime committed by the official
  • 賄賂(わいろ): bribe — the money or goods exchanged
  • 汚職(おしょく): corruption — broader term for official misconduct
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Added 2026.5.6 0:12
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