Look up: venality

1. venality
   [n] - prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
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2. Venality
   Ve·nal'i·ty noun [ Latin venalitas : confer French vénalité .] The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt c...
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3. venality
   The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official. 'Complaints of Roman venality became louder.' (Milton) ... Origin: L. Venalitas: cf. F. Venalite. ...
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4. venality
   noun prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
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5. Venality
   • (n.) The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official.
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6. venality
   (from the article `France`) But the king also found another means of filling his exchequer that had nothing to do with traditional methods: he began to sell offices on a large ...
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7. Venality
   `Venality` is a vice associated with being bribeable or of selling one`s services or power, especially when one should act justly instead. In its most recognizable form, dishonesty, venality causes people to lie and steal for their personal advantage, and is related to bribery and nepotism, among ot...
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