bestickning

Swedish

Etymology

besticka (“bribe”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Noun

bestickning c

1. bribery

Usage notes

Enticing someone to perform treacherous actions 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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bestickning	bestickningen	bestickningar	bestickningarna
Genitive	besticknings	bestickningens	bestickningars	bestickningarnas

See also

• korruption

References

• bestickning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bestickning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)