Corruption
Corruption noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.
Usage example: Socrates was put to death because the ancient Athenians believed he was spreading corruption to their youth
Integrity is an antonym for corruption.
Integrity
Integrity noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Usage example: demonstrated that he was a man of integrity by taking full responsibility for his actions
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Mr Northway, while not denying his own corruption, says that Emily's late father was just as bad and that the king cares more for obedience than integrity.
Source: Impoverished Patrician -
Each member of the MCU is hand-picked by the Commissioner of Police in order to insure their integrity and commitment to honest police work, and the series follows them as they try to act honorably in a police department filled with corruption and graft.
Source: By-the-Book Cop -
Defector from Decadence: In the face of the Marines' undeniable corruption, Smoker, Tashigi and Hina form the group Marine Integrity 3 (or MI3), to bring down the World Government and restore true justice to the Marines.
Source: Fanfic / This Bites!
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