n.
1.lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)
2.in a state of progressive putrefaction
3.decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4.moral perversion
5.destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty
6.inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)
Idiom of the Day
set (someone) back on his or her heels
to surprise/shock/overwhelm someone
The announcement by the principal set the teachers back on their heels.