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the meaning of "backhander"

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kjc0123 | 10:52 Tue 07th Jun 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the meaning of "backhander" in the following sentences?

 

"Was there anything on the side�a little extra from a lawyer, a slice of the pie from a litigant, a nice backhander as the Brits like to say?" 
"Absolutely not."

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A backhander is a bribe or something offered in order to get the result you want. You might offer a council official money to get a decision made in your favour, such as having a bus-route moved to another street than your own, say, so that you do not suffer the noise, pollution etc.
11:09 Tue 07th Jun 2005
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The first two are not necessarily bribes - at least one, the Brits might say was a 'refresher' - to refresh interest in the lawyer who might otherwise get bored.

Back hander is a bribe and is therefore a crime.....

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23:35 Wed 08th Jun 2005

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