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venality

[ vee-nal-i-tee, vuh- ]

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being venal; openness to bribery or corruption.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of venality1

From the Late Latin word ŧٲ, dating back to 1605–15. See venal, -ity
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But mostly, he sees Trump as an appreciative vessel for his lessons in venality.

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All these criminal trials are going to merge into one long continuous criminal trial, just on different charges but basically telling the same story of corruption and venality.

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You perceive Hale’s true colors immediately through those associations, just as you can see Ernest’s venality through DiCaprio’s immediately recognizable brand of boyish corruptibility.

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For many in the troubled North African nation of some 7 million, the dams’ disintegration has become a symbol of both the dysfunction and venality of Libya’s political class.

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Landlords are opposed to this and other measures and not out of venality.

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