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Meanings of bastardisation in English

An act that debases or corrupts.

Usage of bastardisation in English
1
It's nothing but a bastardisation of the law for those who pull the strings from behind.
The South African
2
World War Z, allegedly a bastardisation of Max Brooks's novel, seemed to be heading for a critical roasting.
The Irish Times
3
South Africans have yet again been treated to a grotesque bastardisation of the idea of a state of the nation address.
The South African
4
I'm not sure either, whether it's just a bit of Euro-bastardisation of cushion or they really intended the play on "cushy number".
The Irish Times
5
They are merely crude, phonetic bastardisations of the Irish words.
The Irish Times
Frequent collocations
Bastardisation through the time