新聞字彙 2012/12/1 graft

新聞字彙2012/12/1
 

Chiayi chief, sister indicted for graft. (China Post 2012/12/1)

Graft---貪污；受賄 In politics, graft is used to refer to the activity of using power or authority to obtain money dishonestly

Examples:

1. Owing to graft, the magistrate of the county was discharged from her post and prosecuted.

由於貪污，這個縣官已被撤職查辦。

2. She was accused of graft,took illegal commission and was sent to prison.

她因被指控貪污收取回扣而鋃鐺入獄。

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