1. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
2. the process of decay or deterioration
3. alterations or errors that make something impure or inaccurate

Examples

• The investigation revealed widespread corruptions in the city government.
• Political corruptions undermined public trust in the electoral system.
• The ancient manuscript showed signs of corruptions from centuries of handling.
• Data corruptions caused the computer system to malfunction.
• The scholar identified several corruptions in the copied text.
• Environmental corruptions threatened the local ecosystem.
• The corruptions in the digital files made them unreadable.