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51bribe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. graft, bait; grease, payola, fix, hush money (all sl.). v. t. overtip; suborn, tempt, corrupt, grease [the palm]. See offer, purchase. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. graft, fee, reward, hush money, sop, lure …
52bribe — 1 n: a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) compare kickback bribe 2 vt bribed, brib·ing: to influence (a person) by giving a… …
53Fishman Affidavit — The Fishman Affidavit is a set of court documents submitted by ex Scientologist Steven Fishman in 1993 in the federal case, Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz (Case No. CV 91 6426 (HLH (Tx) U.S. District Court for the… …
54Arnaldo Lerma — Infobox Person name=Arnie Lerma imagesize=150px birth date=November 18, 1950 residence=Alexandria, Virginia occupation=A/V technicianArnaldo (Arnie) Pagliarini Lerma (born November 18, 1950) is an American writer and activist, a former… …
55blackmail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. extortion, hush money, protection, shakedown (sl.). See stealing, payment, threat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hush money, protection*, extortion, shakedown*; see bribe . v. Syn. extort, exact, coerce,… …
56Night Passage (Parker novel) — Night Passage   …
57graft — I noun blackmail, bribery, corruption, exploitation, fraudulent income, hush money, illegal profit, illicit profit, illicit revenue, inserere, kickback, money illegally acquired, political corruption, profiteering, property illegally acquired,… …
58If I Did It — If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer   …
59Henry Cisneros payments controversy — The Henry Cisneros payments controversy was a lengthy investigation begun in 1995 into allegations that Henry Cisneros, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Presidency of Bill Clinton, had lied to the FBI background …
60blackmail — black·mail / blak ˌmāl/ n [originally, payment extorted from farmers in Scotland and northern England, from black + dialectal mail payment, rent]: extortion or coercion by often written threats esp. of public exposure, physical harm, or criminal… …
