venaladjective
uk/ˈviː.nəl/us/ˈviː.nəl/formalA venal person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money:
a venal ruler
A venal activity is done in order to get money:
a venal regime
They are accused of being involved in venal practices.
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Obeying & breaking the law
- abide
- adhere
- afoul
- bend the law/rules idiom
- breach
- break
- breaker
- clean
- clean up your act idiom
- commit
- compliant
- conform
- contravene
- disobey
- hold
- observe
- perpetrate
- respect
- shalt
- violate
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venality
noun [ U ] uk/viːˈnæl.ə.ti/us/vɪˈnæl.ə.t̬i/