Bribe
Bribe noun - Something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision.
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Shill
Shill noun - A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others.
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- An ep of Night Court had the FBI run a sting on a visiting judge using Dan as a shill, attempting to get Dan to catch the judge on tape trying to bribe Dan; turned out a different group of FBI agents was running a sting on Dan using the judge, trying to get Dan to take a bribe.
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