No. 604 in Spanish
corrupción
The act of dishonesty or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people, often involving bribery.
In a sentence
La corrupción en el gobierno es un problema grave.
Corruption in the government is a serious problem.
Refers to unethical or dishonest practices in governance.
Su corrupción de los datos ha llevado a errores en el informe.
Their corruption of the data has led to errors in the report.
Indicates tampering or manipulation, often to alter the intended state of something.
La corrupción de los archivos digitales fue causada por un virus informático.
The corruption of the digital files was caused by a computer virus.
Describes damage or alteration of data, leading to it being unusable or unreadable.
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