Can someone explain to me why a venal judge was appointed?
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Venal
//ˈviːnəl//
Synonyms for "venal" (80 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
corruptcovetingcovetousdevouringdishonorableesurientfixableflagitiousfoulgluttonousgobblinggrabbygraspinggreedyhackhirelinghoggishignobleinfamousiniquitous
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Adjective(2 words)
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Related words (40)
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Translations
56 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- користен adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- подкупен adj (willing to take bribes)
- продажен adj (for sale, available for a price)
Catalan
1 entries- venal adj (for sale, available for a price)
Czech
4 entries- prodejný adj (for sale, available for a price)
- prodejný adj (willing to take bribes)
- prodejný adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- zkažený adj (corrupt, mercenary)
Dutch
1 entries- omkoopbaar adj (willing to take bribes)
Finnish
3 entries- korruptoitunut adj (willing to take bribes)
- lahjottavissa oleva adj (willing to take bribes)
- myytävänä adj (for sale, available for a price)
French
3 entries- vénal adj (for sale, available for a price)
- vénal adj (willing to take bribes)
- vénal adj (corrupt, mercenary)
Georgian
4 entries- ანგარებიანი adj (willing to take bribes)
- დაქრთამული adj (willing to take bribes)
- კორუმპირებული adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- მექრთამე adj (willing to take bribes)
German
1 entries- käuflich adj (willing to take bribes)
Greek
4 entries- αργυρώνητος adj (for sale, available for a price)
- αργυρώνητος adj (willing to take bribes)
- αργυρώνητος adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- δωροδοκούμενος adj (willing to take bribes)
Italian
1 entries- venale adj (corrupt, mercenary)
Latin
4 entries- nummaria adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- nummarium adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- nummarius adj (for sale, available for a price)
- nummarius adj (corrupt, mercenary)
Polish
4 entries- na sprzedaż adj (for sale, available for a price)
- przekupny adj (willing to take bribes)
- skorumpowany adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- sprzedajny adj (willing to take bribes)
Russian
1 entries- прода́жный adj (willing to take bribes)
Spanish
3 entries- venal adj (for sale, available for a price)
- venal adj (willing to take bribes)
- venal adj (corrupt, mercenary)
Swedish
4 entries- besticklig adj (willing to take bribes)
- fal adj (for sale, available for a price)
- korrumperad adj (corrupt, mercenary)
- korrupt adj (corrupt, mercenary)
Welsh
3 entries- hybryn adj (willing to take bribes)
- prynadwy adj (for sale, available for a price)
- prynadwy adj (willing to take bribes)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Venal offices were government positions sold by the French state during the Ancien Régime.
Source: tatoeba (11246249)
A lack of money makes anyone venal. It's natural.
Source: tatoeba (11307502)
I do not wish to recall this bad time nor the worse that ante-dated my departure, when I was at the mercy of venal doctors and indifferent nurses, dependent on grudged bad service and overpaid inattention, taking a so-called rest cure.
Source: tatoeba (11751766)
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