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dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/…/bribe

Fits the bill.

If my workplace can consider gifts higher than $50 dollars as bribes, then I sure as shit can count dozens of vacations and full ride scholarships as bribery.

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jimbolauski@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
A bribe is more than a gift, there needs to be an action to betray their responsibly, ie undue influence. Your parents are not bribing you by buying you a birthday gift.

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- PizzaMan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  On top of that, he is in fact a Supreme Court Judge, meaning his rulings effect literally everyone. Any and all gifts towards him absolutely can lead to conflict of interests, as is shown in the above 3 links. That’s bribery.
  
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  - jimbolauski@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Conflict of interest != bribery Unethical behavior != bribery
    
    Bribery is a gift for an action. Nothing you have posted shows that Thomas acted due to a gift.
    
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    PizzaMan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah, because being pedantic really makes things better.
    
    At the end of the day I don’t care what you call it, he is corrupt.
    
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