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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