corruption Copy link Outline I. PhysicalII. Moral1. corruptio (rare)2. corruptēla (prop. a means of corruption3. dēprāvātio4. prāvĭtasIII. In the use of wordsIV. By money • corruption: I. Physical: corruptio (e. g. corporis, i. e. disease, Cic.), pūtor, putrēdo: v. decomposition, rottenness, decay. II. Moral: 1. corruptio (rare): Cic. has opinionum corruptio. 2. corruptēla (prop. a means of corruption: hence often in pl.): the temptations of c., illecebrae corruptelarum, Sall.: a storehouse of every kind of c., corruptelarum omnis generis officina, Liv. 39, 10. 3. dēprāvātio: Join: d. et foeditas animi, Cic. 4. prāvĭtas: v. viciousness, depravity. III. In the use of words: dēprāvātio: Cic.: with ref. to MSS. corruptela is often used: some c., *vitiati aliquid. IV. By money: corruptēla (Cic.) largītio: ambĭtus: v. bribery: in the administration of a province, (res) repetundae: v. extortion.