bestickning

Swedish

Etymology

besticka (“bribe”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Noun

bestickning c

  1. bribery

Usage notes

Refers to enticing someone to perform treacherous acts with (promises of) benefits. The more generic (including cash-in-hand) word for bribery is mutor (“bribes”) (often more idiomatic) or mutning (“bribery”).

Declension

Declension of bestickning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bestickning besticknings
definite bestickningen bestickningens
plural indefinite bestickningar bestickningars
definite bestickningarna bestickningarnas

See also

References

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