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BRIBERY – the giving, offering, or taking of anything
especially money, as an inducement to do
something illegal or wrong. It is a corrupt payment,
receipt, or solicitation of a private favor for official
action.

BRIDEWELL WORKHOUSE – a popular workhouse
was in London which was built for the employment
and housing of English prisoners in 1553.

BRIGANDAGE – is a crime committed by more than
three armed persons who form a band of robbers
for the purpose of committing robbery in the
highway or kidnapping persons for the purpose of
extortion or to obtain ransom, or for any other
purpose to be attained by means of force and
violence.

BROKEN LINE – a pavement marking consisting of a
cycle of marking segments and gaps. Broken lines
are permissive and inform drivers that they are
permitted to cross a broken line, two-lane, two-
way highways or multi-lane roadways or that there
is a change in use of a particular lane.

BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY – a perspective on
crime causation which holds that physical
deterioration in a place, like broken windows,
results to increase on personal safety due to higher
crime rates in that area.

BROTHEL – establishment which commonly function
as house of prostitution.

BUDGETING – with all that goes of budgeting in the
form of fiscal planning, accounting, and control.

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