(n.) The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of
being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the
process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
(n.) The product of corruption; putrid matter.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
