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| on the take(expression, idiom, dishonesty, fraud, corruption) | |
| payment(bribe, softener) | |
| political patronage | |
| pork barrel(noun, expression, idiom, patronage) | |
| profiteering(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime) | |
| protection | |
| racket(pressure, dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption) | |
| refund | |
| shadiness(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime) | |
| shady deal(expression, dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption) | |
| shuffle(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime) | |
| skimming(gain, shake, dishonesty, fraud, immorality) | |
| squeeze(gain, shake, pressure, dishonesty, fraud) | |
| subornation | |
| sweetener(noun, reward, compensation, gift, bribe) | |
| unscrupulousness(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime) | |
| venality(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime) | |
| abjection(dishonesty, immorality, crookedness) | |
| advance | |
| avarice(dishonesty, immorality, crookedness) |
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