Bribe

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An offer to give or a giving of something of value as a reward for an illegal act; the act of offering or giving a bribe; the thing so given or offered. See 97 Mich. 136, 56 N. W. 361.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The gift or promise, which is accepted, of some advantage as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument, as a consideration for preferring one person to another, in the performance of a legal act.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Any valuable thing given or promised or any preferment, advantage, privilege or emolument, given or promised corruptly and against the law, as an inducement to any person acting in an official or public capacity to violate or forbear from his duty or to improperly influence his behavior in the performance of such duty. The term "bribe" signifies any money, goods, right in action, property, thing of value, or advantage, present or prospective, or any promise or undertaking to give any, asked, given, or accepted, with a corrupt intent to influence unlawfully the person to whom It is given, in his action, vote, or opinion, in any public or official capacity. Pen. Co.de Dak. § 774. Pen. Co.de Cal. 1903, § 7; Pen. Code Tex. 1895, art 144; People v. Van de Carr, 87 App. Div. 386, 84 N. Y. Supp. 461; People v. Ward, 110 Cal. 369, 42 Pac. 894; Com. V. Headley, 111 Ky. 815, 64 S. W. 744.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Any valuable thing given or promised, or any preferment, advantage, privilege, or emolument, given or proiised corruptly and against the law, as an inducetment to any person acting in an official or public capacity to violate or forbear from his duty, or to intproperly infinence his behavior in the performance of such duty. The term “bribe” signifies any money, goods, right in action, property, thing of value, or advantage, present or prospective, or any promise or undertaking to give any, asked, given, or accepted, with a corrupt intent to influence unlawfully the person to whom it is given, in his action, vote, or opinion, in any public or official capacity. Pen. Code Dak. § 774.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

crim. law. The gift or promise, which i is accepted, of some advantage, as the inducement for some illegal act or omission; or of some illegal emolument, as a consideration, for preferring one person to another, in the performance of a legal act.