Noun
die Bestechung
Pronunciation: /bəˈʃtɛçʊŋ/
bribery
C2
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plural Bestechungen
Meanings
Noun
- bribery
- corruption
Example sentence
Sie überredete ihn, sich auf die Bestechung einzulassen.
She talked him into accepting the bribe.
Word forms
singular
die Bestechung
plural
die Bestechungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Bestechung
Accusativedie Bestechung
Dativeder Bestechung
Genitiveder Bestechung
Plural
Nominativedie Bestechungen
Accusativedie Bestechungen
Dativeden Bestechungen
Genitiveder Bestechungen
Usage
- der Verdacht auf Bestechung — Suspicion of bribery.
- Bestechung / Geschenk — Bribery versus a gift; an improper inducement is the key distinction.
Der Krimi handelt von Bestechung in einer erfundenen Stadtverwaltung.
The crime novel concerns bribery in a fictional municipal administration.