(criminal law, UK, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) A group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters.
(criminal law, UK, Commonwealth, Hong Kong) A group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(USA, informal, dated) political corruption involving money; bribery.
(UK, Canada, law) Any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.
(UK, politics, slang) A form of electoral fraud where one exploits elderly people by voting for them without their knowledge via proxy voting.
(UK, law, formal) The criminal offence of bilking.
(criminal law, US) Predicate crimes underlying racketeering.
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