- jobbery
- A form of extortion; the misuse of a public office for private gain.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
jobbery
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Jobbery — Job ber*y, n. 1. The act or practice of jobbing. [1913 Webster] 2. Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery. Mayhew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jobbery — index abuse (corrupt practice), artifice, bribery, corruption, crime, gratuity (bribe), improbity, pettifoggery … Law dictionary
jobbery — [jäb′ər ē] n. [see JOB1, vi. 3] Chiefly Brit. the carrying on of public or official business dishonestly for private gain … English World dictionary
jobbery — noun Date: 1837 the act or practice of jobbing; especially corruption in public office … New Collegiate Dictionary
jobbery — /job euh ree/, n. the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain. [1825 35; JOBBER + Y3] * * * … Universalium
jobbery — noun The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain … Wiktionary
jobbery — job·ber·y || dÊ’É‘bÉ™rɪ / dÊ’É’b n. exploitation of a position for personal profit, corruption … English contemporary dictionary
jobbery — noun the practice of using a public office or position of trust for one s own advantage … English new terms dictionary
jobbery — n graft, racket, spoils; Inf. pickings, rake off, cut, kickback; plunder, loot, booty,,swag, boodle, grease, velvet, gravy, honey, payola, hush money, pay off, shake down; pettifogging, fraudu lence, gerrymandering, putting in the fix, pulling… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
jobbery — job·bery … English syllables
jobbery — job•ber•y [[t]ˈdʒɒb ə ri[/t]] n. the carrying on of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
