The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bribery oath
Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. Briberies. [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]
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The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]