bestickning

Swedish

Etymology

besticka (“bribe”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Noun

bestickning c

1. bribery

Usage notes

Refers to enticing someone to perform treacherous acts with (promises of) benefits. The more generic (including cash-in-hand) word for bribery is mutor (“bribes”) (often more idiomatic) or mutning (“bribery”).

Declension

Declension of bestickning

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bestickning	besticknings
	definite	bestickningen	bestickningens
plural	indefinite	bestickningar	bestickningars
	definite	bestickningarna	bestickningarnas

See also

• korruption

References

• “bestickning”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bestickning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)