bribe (subs.) Copy link • bribe (subs.): prĕtĭum to be induced by a b. to condemn a man, pretio adduci ad hominem condemnandum, Cic.: to corrupt a juryman by a b., pretio judicem corrumpere, Cic. (N.B.--Any Latin word signifying money, reward, etc., may in certain connexions be used v. to bribe, bribery.) Phr.: they accused us of taking a b., nos pecuniae captae arcessebant, Cic.