WHAT IS CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY ?

Corruption is a common word which has become a topic of discussion in all areas of life, corner of the world and by all people of the globe. Bribery is the mother of corruption. Corruption and bribery does not belong to any country or religion. It is originated from one’s brain wave. when man becomes selfish and hanker for money and position acquires the birth of bribery seed of corruption. Why corruption becomes common ? Corruption is germinated because of two major factors. 1. Greed for money and position 2. The corrupt nature and mentality acquired by birth. These are the factors operate and inspire to promote and live in corruption. The corruption is the result of a corrupted mind. Things around are so corrupted and it so easy to get away things which are next impossible to acquire and accomplish. These generally promotes corruption.

Fruits of corruption: The immediate comforts and positions and fulfilment of dreams of life . Door to enter into the world of enjoyment and power. People gets things through shortcut way. Accumulating wealth beyond ability and source is a striking temptation for corruption. How to check it? Through strict law and execution of the same without an inch of corruption.

Bribery blood money The price on someone’s head, the money paid as reward for incriminating evidence or betrayal, especially such as will result in another’s death. The term blood money also refers to the Anglo-Saxon wergild or compensation paid to the kin of a murder victim to prevent continued retaliatory feuding. cross [someone’s] palm To give money to someone, especially as a bribe; to grease someone’s palm or hand. Cross[someone’s] palm is not as common, nor as old, as grease [someone’s] palm, and its connotations not so strongly sinister.Cross probably refers to the action of placing bills across a person’s hand as a bribe is transacted. In another sense, it was customary to pay fortune tellers, especially gypsies, by crossing their palms (with silver), perhaps in a ritualized making of the sign of the cross to ward off prognostications of evil or merely for a lucky reading. glove money Bribe money; so-called from the gratuity or tip given to servants for the purpose of buying a pair of gloves; alsoglove-silver. Thomas F. Thiselton-Dyer offers this slightly different explanation of the expression in his book on folklore: The gift of a pair of gloves was at one time the ordinary perquisite of those who performed some small service; and in process of time, to make the reward of greater value, the glove was “lined” with money; hence the term “glove-money.” The term, no longer in current use, dates from the early 18th century. grease [someone’s] palm To bribe someone; to use money illegally for unauthorized services; sometimes grease the hand orfist. This slang phrase dates from the early 16th century. With gold and grotes they grease my hand. (John Skelton, Magnificence, 1526)

Grease used figuratively means ‘to facilitate or smooth the way.’ In the case of bribery, one smooths the way by placing money in someone else’s hands. A variant of the full expression is the truncated grease. Current since the turn of the century is another variant oil [someone’s] palm. grease the wheels To take action to make things run smoothly; to use money as an expedient. In use since the 19th century, this expression does not necessarily connote financial deceit, although it clearly does so in the following citation: The party I mean is a glutton for money, but I will do my best with him. I think a hundred pounds … would grease his wheels. (Sir A. H. Elton, Below the Surface, 1857) have an ox on the tongue To be paid to remain silent; to be bribed to secrecy. This obsolete expression originated in ancient times, when cattle was considered an important commodity for barter; moreover, early metallic coins often bore the visage of an ox. Thus to have an ox on the tongue came to mean ‘made mute by money.’ oil of angels Money or gold, particularly when used as a gift or bribe. Angel in this expression refers to the 15th century English coin which bore the visage of Michael the Archangel. Figuratively, the phrase implies mat money provides soothing, oil-like relief to greedy hands. The palms of their hands so hot that they cannot be cooled unless they be rubbed with the oil of angels. (Robert Greene, A Quip from an Upstart Courtier, 1592) a sop to Cerberus A token intended to pacify another; a gift or tribute to appease an adversary; a bribe, hush-money. This expression is derived from the ancient Greek and Roman custom of placing a sop cake in the hands of a cadaver. The sop was intended to placate Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades, who, after receiving the offering allowed the dead to pass. I will throw down a napoleon, as a sop to Cerberus. (Horatio Smith, Gaities and Gravities, 1825)

 

If interested may see

India Corruption & Bribery Report http://trak.in/tags/business/2009/06/30/india-corruptionbribery-report/ cnu.pne