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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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