Bribery,aformofcorruption,isanactimplyingmoneyorgiftgiventhataltersthebehavioroftherecipient.BriberyconstitutesacrimeandisdefinedbyBlack'sLawDictionaryastheoffering,giving,receiving,orsolicitingofanyitemofvaluetoinfluencetheactionsofanofficialorotherpersoninchargeofapublicorlegalduty.Thebribeisthegiftbestowedtoinfluencetherecipient'sconduct.Itmaybeanymoney,good,rightinaction,property,preferment,privilege,emolument,objectofvalue,advantage,ormerelyapromiseorundertakingtoinduceorinfluencetheaction,vote,orinfluenceofapersoninanofficialorpubliccapacity.

　　Theformsthatbriberytakearenumerous.Briberymayalsotaketheformofasecretcommission,aprofitmadebyanagent,inthecourseofhisemployment,withouttheknowledgeofhisprincipal.