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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venality \Ve*nal"i*ty\, n. [L. venalitas: cf. F. v['e]nalit['e].] The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official. [1913 Webster] Complaints of Roman venality became louder. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

venality n 1: prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward