noun
crime of bribery
Legal term for the offense of giving or offering a bribe to a public official. Often used in criminal law contexts.
彼は贈賄罪で起訴された。
He was indicted for the crime of bribery.
収賄罪 is the crime of accepting a bribe, while 贈賄罪 is the crime of giving or offering a bribe.
Compound of 贈 (ぞう, 'to give, present') + 賄 (わい, 'bribe') + 罪 (ざい, 'crime'). The reading わい for 賄 is a specialized legal reading.