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Cash payments of about $500 were given to several different Bangladeshi customs officials, who in return gave priority status to the clearance of the containers. If the officials were not prohibited by law from receiving such payments, it would be an example of -----.

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The correct answer is: Lubrication.

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In Law, Lubrication involves providing a low rank official small sums of money, gifts, or certain benefits so certain processes can be fastened. Those "favors" are not allowed by law so if the representative is hesitant about how to proceed in front of that situation a local agent must be hired to inform that individual what are the correct steps to follow.

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