Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. {Briberies}. [OE. brybery rascality, OF. briberie. See {Bribe}, n.] 1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.] 2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of influencing the official or political action of another by corrupt inducements. {Bribery oath}, an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]