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Ab•scam

Pronunciation: (ab'skam"), [key]
—n.
the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80) of bribery, involving members of Congress.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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