Corrupt
To ruin
Both terms in one sentence
- The Emperor believed(not implausibly) that his son was so completely insane and corrupt that the only other choice would be to ruin the realm with a bloody civil war just to get rid of him.
Source: The Extremist Was Right -
Subverted in "The Night Watch"; the murderous "art pieces" (a corrupt community activist placed in a giant rat-trap, a rival artist's body hung from a giant baby mobile) were not the creations of the Banksy-esque artist/activist "Morpheus", but instead her ex-husband trying to ruin her reputation.
Source: Series / Criminal Minds -
Corrupt Politician: A few show up, including a labor union boss who threatens to ruin another doctor's career if Quincy doesn't falsify the findings on a murder case.
Source: Series / Quincy
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