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 +[[Image:Index Librorum Prohibitorum.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The '''''Index Librorum Prohibitorum''''' ("[[banned books|List of Prohibited Books]]") is a list of publications which the [[Catholic|Catholic Church]] [[censorship|censored]] for being a [[danger]] to itself and the faith of its members. The various [[edition]]s also contain the rules of the [[Church]] relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of [[morality|immoral]] books or works containing [[theology|theological]] errors and to prevent the [[corruption]] of the faithful.]]
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-'''Corruption''' is a general concept describing any organized, interdependent system in which part of the system is either not performing duties it was originally intended to, or performing them in an improper way, to the detriment of the system's original purpose.+:''[[deprave and corrupt]]''
 +In [[philosophy|philosophical]], [[theology|theological]], or [[morality|moral]] discussions, '''corruption''' is [[spirtuality|spiritual]] or [[moral]] [[impurity]] or deviation from an [[Ideal (ethics)|ideal]]. Corruption [[logical consequence|entails]] many forms including [[bribery]] and [[embezzlement]]. [[Political corruption|Government corruption]] occurs when an elected representative makes decisions that are influenced by vested interest rather than their own personal or party ideological beliefs.
-#The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.+This article deals with the commonplace use of the term corruption to mean dishonest or [[fraudulent]] conduct by those in power.
-#:''It was necessary, by exposing the gross '''corruptions''' of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation against them.'' — [[Arthur Hallam|Hallam]]+
-#:''They abstained from some of the worst methods of '''corruption''' usual to their party in its earlier days.'' — [[Bancroft]]+
-#*'''Usage note:''' Corruption, when applied to officers, trustees, etc., signifies the inducing a violation of duty by means of pecuniary considerations. — [[Abbott]]+
-#The act of corrupting or making [[putrid]], or state of being [[corrupt]] or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; [[putrefaction]]; [[deterioration]].+
-#The product of corruption; putrid matter.+
-#The [[decomposition]] of biological matter.+
-#(''computing'') The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, usually a result of imperfections in storage or transmission media which randomly alter parts of the data.+
-#The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.+
-#(''linguistics'') A word that has adopted from another language but whose spelling has been changed through misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.+
-# Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.+
-#:''The inducing and accelerating of putrefaction is a subject of very universal inquiry; for '''corruption''' is a reciprocal to generation.'' — [[Francis Bacon|Francis Bacon]].+
-#Parts of a [[machine]] can be ''corrupted'', meaning broken.+
-====Synonyms====+==Etymology==
 +The word '''corrupt''' (Middle English, from Latin ''corruptus'', past participle of ''corrumpere'', to destroy : ''com-'', [[intensive]] pref. and ''rumpere'', to break) when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken". In modern English usage the words '''corruption''' and '''corrupt''' have many meanings:
 +==Contexts==
 +* [[Political corruption]], the abuse of public power, office, or resources by government officials or employees for personal gain, e.g. by extortion, soliciting or offering bribes
 +* [[Police corruption]], a specific form of police misconduct designed to obtain financial benefits, other personal gain, and/or career advancement for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest
 +* [[Corporate corruption]], corporate criminality and the abuse of power by corporation officials, either internally or externally, including the fact that police obstruct justice.
 +* [[Corruption (philosophical concept)]], often refers to spiritual or moral impurity, or deviation from an ideal
 +* [[Corruption Perceptions Index]], published yearly by Transparency International
 +* [[Putrefaction]], the natural process of decomposition in the human and animal body following death<!-- re the previous version of this: Not sure about plants etc (bio-matter), the current version of [[Putrefaction]] specifically doesn't say so. -->
 +* [[Data corruption]], an unintended change to data in storage or in transit
 +* [[Corruption (linguistics)|Linguistic corruption]], the change in meaning to a language or a text introduced by cumulative errors in transcription as changes in the language speakers' comprehension
 +* [[Bribery]] in politics, business, or sport
 +* [[Rule of law]], governmental corruption of judiciary, includes governmental spending on the courts, which is completely financially controlled by the executive in many transitional and developing countries
-*(''act of corrupting or making [[putrid]]''): [[adulteration]], [[contamination]], [[debasement]], [[defilement]], [[dirtying]], [[soiling]], [[tainting]]+ 
-*(''state of being [[corrupt]] or putrid''): [[decay]], [[decomposition]], [[deterioration]], [[putrefaction]], [[rotting]]+ 
-*(''product of corruption; putrid matter''): [[decay]], [[putrescence]], [[rot]]+==Entertainment with corruption themes==
-*(''act of impairing integrity, virtue or moral principle''):+* [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]], a 2007 Wii game
-*(''state of being corrupted or debased''): [[debasement]], [[depravity]], [[evil]], [[impurity]], [[sinfulness]], [[wickedness]]+* [[Corrupt (film)]], a 1981 film starring Harvey Keitel and John Lydon
-*(''bribery''): [[bribery]]+* [[Corruption (1933 film)]], a 1933 American film directed by Charles E. Roberts
-*(''act of changing for the worse''): [[deterioration]], [[worsening]]+* [[Corrupt (1999 film)]], a 1999 film starring Ice-T and Silkk The Shocker
-*(''act of being changed for the worse''): [[destroying]], [[ruining]], [[spoiling]]+* [[Corrupt (Angel)]], an unproduced teleplay written for the television program ''Angel''
-*(''departure from what is pure or correct''): [[deterioration]], [[erosion]]+* [[Kurupt]] (born 1972), rapper
-*(''word adopted from another language whose spelling has been changed''):+* [[Corruption (video game)]], a 1988 computer game by Magnetic Scrolls
-<!--where might these go?+* [[Corrupted (band)]], a Japanese doom-metal band
-*[[deprivation]+* [[Corruption (film)]], a 1968 British film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
-*[[debasement]]+* [[Fable II|Fable Series]], for the Xbox 360
-*[[taint]]+* Chaorruption, a form of corruption caused by Drakath and his 13 Lords of Chaos in Artix Entertainment's MMORPG, [[AdventureQuest Worlds]]
--->{{GFDL}}+* Tagore, a telugu chiranjeevi film
 + 
 +==See also==
 +* [[Collusion]], an agreement between two or more persons, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading, or defrauding others of their legal rights, or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair advantage
 +* [[Civil society]], composed of the totality of voluntary civic and social organizations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, as distinct from the force-backed structures of a state (regardless of that state's political system) and commercial institutions of the market
 + 
 +{{GFDL}}

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The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") is a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored for being a danger to itself and the faith of its members. The various editions also contain the rules of the Church relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of immoral books or works containing theological errors and to prevent the corruption of the faithful.
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The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") is a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored for being a danger to itself and the faith of its members. The various editions also contain the rules of the Church relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of immoral books or works containing theological errors and to prevent the corruption of the faithful.

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In philosophical, theological, or moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption entails many forms including bribery and embezzlement. Government corruption occurs when an elected representative makes decisions that are influenced by vested interest rather than their own personal or party ideological beliefs.

This article deals with the commonplace use of the term corruption to mean dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power.

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Etymology

The word corrupt (Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref. and rumpere, to break) when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken". In modern English usage the words corruption and corrupt have many meanings:

Contexts

  • Political corruption, the abuse of public power, office, or resources by government officials or employees for personal gain, e.g. by extortion, soliciting or offering bribes
  • Police corruption, a specific form of police misconduct designed to obtain financial benefits, other personal gain, and/or career advancement for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest
  • Corporate corruption, corporate criminality and the abuse of power by corporation officials, either internally or externally, including the fact that police obstruct justice.
  • Corruption (philosophical concept), often refers to spiritual or moral impurity, or deviation from an ideal
  • Corruption Perceptions Index, published yearly by Transparency International
  • Putrefaction, the natural process of decomposition in the human and animal body following death
  • Data corruption, an unintended change to data in storage or in transit
  • Linguistic corruption, the change in meaning to a language or a text introduced by cumulative errors in transcription as changes in the language speakers' comprehension
  • Bribery in politics, business, or sport
  • Rule of law, governmental corruption of judiciary, includes governmental spending on the courts, which is completely financially controlled by the executive in many transitional and developing countries


Entertainment with corruption themes

See also

  • Collusion, an agreement between two or more persons, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading, or defrauding others of their legal rights, or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair advantage
  • Civil society, composed of the totality of voluntary civic and social organizations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, as distinct from the force-backed structures of a state (regardless of that state's political system) and commercial institutions of the market




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