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noun (n)

• lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  corruptness
  Antonym:
  incorruption, incorruptness
  

  source: wordnet30
• in a state of progressive putrefaction(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  putrescence, putridness, rottenness
  

  source: wordnet30
• decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)(noun.process)

  source: wordnet30
• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The luxury and corruption among the upper classes.
  

  Synonym:
  degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
  

  source: wordnet30
• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity(noun.act)

  Example:
  Corruption of a minor.
  

  Synonym:
  subversion
  

  source: wordnet30
• inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)(noun.act)

  Example:
  He was held on charges of corruption and racketeering.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.(noun)

  source: webster1913