lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

in a state of progressive putrefaction

decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)