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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
  3. 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. Complaints of Roman venality became louder. Milton.
  4. The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable;mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, formoney or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality ofan official.Complaints of Roman venality became louder. Milton.
  5. n:100 n. prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward