Bribery ,a form of corruption,is an act implying money or gift given that alters the behavior of the recipient.Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering ,giving ,receiving ,or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty .The bribe is the gift bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct.It may be any money ,good ,right in action ,property ,preferment ,privilege ,emolument ,object of value,advantage,or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or influence the action,vote,or influence of a person in an official or public capacity.
The forms that bribery take are numerous.Bribery may also take the form of a secret commission ,a profit made by an agent,in the course of his employment,without the knowledge of his principal.