Brib"er*y (?), n.; pl. Briberies (#). [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See Bribe, n.]
1.
Robbery; extortion.
[Obs.]
2.
The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements.
Bribery oath, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]
© Webster 1913.
Incorrectly noded by Webster 1913 under Bribeery.