The Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treat

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The Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treat
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Just a reminder that bullets can be bribes.

It depends on how they're delivered. Generally bullets are interpreted as a threat.

Vocabulary question X + shell + powder = bullet, what is X?

Because usually the threat is that X will be delivered through use of powder the destination of the shell is ambiguous but not included in the delivery.

When you deliver while (unfired) bullets it's generally not considered a threat.

That very much depends on how the unfired bullet(s) is/are delivered. Did we leave a bullet on the lieutenant's pillow or did we give the politician a box of the latest match grade hunting rounds with a bow on it?