رِشْوَةٌ
Root: رشو
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رِشْوَةٌ
and رُشْوَةٌ and رَشْوَةٌ, of which the first is that which is the most commonly used, i. q.
جُعْلٌ [as meaning A bribe]; i. e. a thing that one gives to a judge, or to another person, in order that he may judge in his [the giver's] favour, or to incite him to do what he [the giver] desires; or a means of attaining that which one wants, by bribery; not including what is given as a means of obtaining a right or repelling a wrong; for it is related on the authority of several of the leading doctors of the Tábi'ees that there is no harm in man's bribing for the defence of himself and his property when he fears being wronged; so says IAth: and Lth explains the last of these three words as meaning an act of bribery: accord. to Abu-l-'Abbás [i. e. Th], , the former meaning is from رَشَا said of a young bird, explained in the first sentence of this art.: or it is from الرِّشَآءُ, signifying “ that by means of which one obtains water, ” or “ the rope of the bucket: ” or, accord. to ISd, the reverse of this is the case: the pl. is رِشًا or رِشًى and رُشًا or رُشًى.
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