This is the 5449th most frequent Portuguese word.
suborno
Bribery.
Here, 'suborno' refers to a corrupt payment offered to influence the employee's actions.
O funcionário aceitou um suborno para ignorar as irregularidades.
The employee accepted a bribe to overlook the irregularities.
In this context, 'suborno' signifies illegal payments aiming to change official actions or decisions.
É ilegal oferecer suborno a autoridades públicas.
It is illegal to offer bribes to public officials.
Usage illustrates 'suborno' as a potential wrongful act which was disproven in the legal context.