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corrupt practice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
cor-rup-t prac-tice
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters.

British usage

noun

Predicate crimes underlying racketeering.

American usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see corrupt, practice.

Etymology

From corrupt + practice.

Usage

Inflected Forms

corrupt practices (plural)

Questions

What does corrupt practice mean?
A group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters.
Where does corrupt practice come from?
From corrupt + practice.

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