Kirundi
kwihonga
Word parts: kw-ihonga
kwi-HOH-nga
How to say it
Kirundikwihongakwi-HOH-ngasoon
Englishto pay bribe to win one's casesoon
Frenchpayer un pot-de-vinsoon
Meaning
to pay a bribe in order to win one's own court case or dispute.
Good to know
to pay bribe to win one's case
Examples
- Yihonze umucamanza kugira ngo atsinde urubanza.He bribed the judge in order to win the case.
- Ntibikwiye kwihonga kugira ngo umuntu abone ukuri.One shouldn't bribe in order to obtain justice.
- Ese abantu bihonga kenshi mu manama nk'aya?Do people often bribe their way through cases like these?
- Azokwihonga niba abona ari yo nzira yonyene isigaye.He will bribe his way through if he sees it as the only way left.
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