涜とく職しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

corruption; bribery

Dated term for corruption, especially by a government employee. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 汚職.

See also: 汚職

• その政せい治じ家かは涜とく職しょくの疑うたがいで辞じ任にんした。

  The politician resigned over suspicion of corruption.

• 戦せん前ぜんの新しん聞ぶんには涜とく職しょく事じ件けんがよく報ほうじられていた。

  Pre-war newspapers often reported on corruption cases.