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
put (something) down in black and white
to write something on paper, to write the details of something down on paper, to write down the terms of an agreement/contract
I had to put my proposal down in black and white.