corruption vs right

corruption

noun
  • The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration. 

  • The product of corruption; putrid matter. 

  • Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on. 

  • The decomposition of biological matter. 

  • The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct. 

  • The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media. 

  • A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing. 

  • The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity 

  • Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion. 

right

adv
  • In a correct manner. 

  • According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really. 

  • Immediately, directly. 

  • On the right side. 

  • Towards the right side. 

  • Exactly, precisely. 

  • Very, extremely, quite. 

intj
  • I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion). 

  • Yes, that is correct; I agree. 

  • Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse. 

  • Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof. 

  • Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement. 

verb
  • To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of. 

  • To set upright. 

  • To return to normal upright position. 

  • To correct. 

adj
  • Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river. 

  • Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: → 

  • Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. 

  • Healthy, sane, competent. 

  • Real; veritable (used emphatically). 

  • Pertaining to the political right; conservative. 

  • Designed to be placed or worn outward. 

  • Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. 

  • Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose. 

  • Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. 

  • All right; not requiring assistance. 

noun
  • The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright. 

  • The right side or direction. 

  • A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). 

  • That which complies with justice, law or reason. 

  • The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. 

  • The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group. 

  • A legal, just or moral entitlement. 

  • The right hand or fist. 

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