suspicion of corruption

collocation in English

meaningsofsuspicionandcorruption

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withsuspicion.
suspicion
noun
uk
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/us
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/
a belief or idea that something may ...
See more atsuspicion
corruption
noun
uk
/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/us
/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions ...
See more atcorruption

(Definition ofsuspicionandcorruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuspicion of corruption

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The sense that asuspicionofcorruptionmay de-legitimate a government has been expressed in other contexts.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It shakes the confidence of the body in itself and, unless there is corruption orsuspicionofcorruption, it is unjustified.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Suppose it is a case of a contract in which there is asuspicionofcorruption.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thesuspicionofcorruptionis a most destructive force and it must be tackled as a matter of urgency.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I do not believe that there is much corruption in local government in this country, but there is considerablesuspicionofcorruption.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is theresuspicionofcorruption?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The building's unusually large size, astonishing decorations, and long period of construction created thesuspicionofcorruption.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
All five arrested were held onsuspicionofcorruption.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Since then, all construction contracts for dams and associated infrastructure have been awarded directly, giving rise to thesuspicionofcorruption.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is not surprising that the existence of such an outmoded and unpopular law has led to suspicions of corruption of the police.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Suspicions of corruption were raised when one of the co-owners was identified as a senior police officer.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsuspicion
Go to the definition ofcorruption
See other collocations withsuspicion