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VENALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("venality" is a kind of...):
corruption; corruptness (lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain)
Derivation:
venal (capable of being corrupted)
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