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Bribery was the giving of a gift, usually money, to people with influence to gain favors from them. Most species regarded bribery as a crime, with the Ferengi being a notable exception.

History and specifics

As bribery on Laertes is legal, bribery is carried out at the Bribe Gate in a discretionary way. (DS9 novel: The Laertian Gamble)

In the year 2266, Captain James T. Kirk was accused by the Federation Supreme Council of accepting a bribe of seven million credits from Liji Bragg, the head of an illegal mining operation in the Ferrous-Asteroid Belt. (TOS comic: "The Trial of Captain Kirk")

Humal elFizda accepted bribes to allow contraband into Mestiko. (TOS eBook: Shadows of the Indignant)

Bok used bribery to get his son Flax assigned to the best and most expensive tutors and moved up the chain of command in the Ferengi Alliance mercantile fleet. (TNG novel: The Buried Age)

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