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.
bribe (v.) Copy link Outline 1. largĭor, 4 (prop. to give profusely) to procure great means for b.ing, facultates ad largiendum magnas comparare, Caes.2. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3 (usu. with some defining word, as pecunia, pretio, auro, etc.) • bribe (v.): 1. largĭor, 4 (prop. to give profusely) to procure great means for b.ing, facultates ad largiendum magnas comparare, Caes.: to become popular by b.ing with other men's money, largiendo de alieno popularem fieri, Liv. 2. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3 (usu. with some defining word, as pecunia, pretio, auro, etc.): the jury-man is b.d, judex pretio corrumpitur, Cic.. there were some who had been b.d, fuere qui auro corrupti essent, Sall.: Jugurtha b.s the king's nearest relations, Jugurtha regi proximos donis c., Sall.: I will b. his slaves, muneribus servos corrumpam, Hor. Phr.: to attempt to b. a court of justice, judicium pecunia tentare, Cic.: he directed his ambassadors to attempt to b. everyone, legatis praecepit omnes mortales pecunia aggrediantur, Sall.: similarly, spe et pretio sollicitare, Cic.: the multitude is easily b.d, multitudo pretio venalis est, Liv.: not to be b.d, integer, incorruptus: v. incorruptible.
BRIBE Copy link • BRIBE 1. s. merces, pretium, donum, pecunia, largitio. To offer one a bribe, pecunia sollicitare or oppugnare aliquem. To take a bribe, pecuniam accipere, fidem pecunia mutare: never, adversam dona invictum animum gerere. To resist a bribe, largitioni resistere. 2. v. corrumpere, with or without pecunia, mercede, pretio, donis, largitione; pretio mercari, donis ad suam causam perducere. To bribe the court, judicium or judices corrumpere. He that bribes, corruptor, largitor. A judge that may be bribed, judex venalis (pretio): that can not be bribed, incorruptus, integer.