English Dictionary

venality

IPA（発音記号）

/vɪˈnælɪti/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.

日本語の意味

賄賂や汚職に関して、金銭により影響を受ける状態、または売買にまみれた性質。 / 公職や役職が金銭取引の対象となり、不正な利益追求が可能な状態を指す

The committee condemned the venality that had allowed contracts to be awarded without competitive bids.

委員会は、契約が競争入札なしに締結されることを許していた買収されやすい体質を非難した。

意味（1）

The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.

As your spirited paper has declared war, not only against venality and despotism, but was intended to correct follies and abuses in private life, I hope the following will come within its useful plan.

venalities （ plural ）