What is Corruption ?

In philosophical, theological or moral discussions,corruption is spiritual moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement.Government, or 'political', corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain.

The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken". The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habits. According to Morris, corruption is described as the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Senior, however, defines corruption as an action to
 (a) secretly provide 
 (b) a good or a service to a third party
 (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which
 (d) benefit the corrupt, a third party, or both
 (e) in which the corrupt agent has authority.