Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by
Black's Law Dictionary as the
offering,
giving,
receiving, or
soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or
legal duty. The bribe is the gift bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct. It may be any
money,
good,
right in action,
property,
preferment,
privilege,
emolument, object of value, advantage, or merely a promise or undertaking to induce or influence the action, vote, or influence of a person in an official or public capacity.