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Definition of: corruption
(kə·rup′shən) noun
1. The act of corrupting, or the state of being corrupted.
2. A corrupting influence, as bribery.
3. A linguistic or orthographic change in a text, word, etc., to an incorrect form; also, an example of such a change: Porpentine is a corruption of porcupine.
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