Corruption
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ROT
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

5 letters

GRAFT
Cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"

FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

ABUSE
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

6 letters

PAYOLA
A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

RACKET
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

SLEAZE
Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

7 letters

BRIBERY
The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

8 letters

NEPOTISM
Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

SKIMMING
The act of brushing against while passing

VEMALITY

9 letters

SHADINESS
Of questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"; "the shadiness of their transactions"

DECADENCE
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

DEPRAVITY
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"

EXTORTION
Unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"

10 letters

MISCONDUCT
Activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

DISHONESTY
The quality of being dishonest

PUTRIDNESS
In a state of progressive putrefaction

ROTTENNESS
The quality of rotting and becoming putrid

SUBVERSION
The act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

DEGENERACY
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"

11 letters

DEPRAVATION
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"

CORRUPTNESS
Lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

PUTRESCENCE
The quality of rotting and becoming putrid

DECLIVITY

CROOKEDNESS
The quality of being deceitful and underhanded

DEGRADATION
Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

FRAUDULENCY

12 letters

PROFITEERING

EXPLOITATION
The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

PUTREFACTION
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"

13 letters

FALSIFICATION
The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

BREACHOFTRUST
Violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him

14 letters

DEMORALISATION
Destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy

DEMORALIZATION
Destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy

17 letters

MISREPRESENTATION
A willful perversion of facts