Corruption or corrupt may refer to: Political corruption, the dysfunction of a political system or institution in which government officials, political. officials or employees seek illegitimate personal gain through actions such as bribery, extortion, etc. Corporate corruption, the abuse of power by corporate managers against shareholders or consumers. Putrefaction, the decomposition of recently-living bio-matter. Data corruption, an unintended change to data in storage or in transit. Corruption… (More on Corruption)