suborn

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To induce someone to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury
{v} to procure by false means, to set up
incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" procure (false testimony or perjury) incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife
To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken
procure (false testimony or perjury) incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife
To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
procure (false testimony or perjury)
{f} bribe someone to commit a crime; induce someone to commit perjury (Law)
to persuade someone to tell lies in a court of law or to do something else that is illegal, especially for money (suborner, from subornare, from sub- + ornare )
subornation
The procuring of someone to do a criminal act, especially to commit perjury
subornation
The act of suborning
subornation
{n} the act of seducing to a base action, collusion
suborner
{n} one who suborns others
subornation
The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury
subornation
{i} act of bribing someone to commit a crime; act of inducing someone to commit perjury (Law)
subornation
The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion
subornation
perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
suborned
past of suborn
suborner
{i} one who bribes another to commit a crime; one who induces another to commit perjury (Law)
suborner
One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one who procures another to do a bad action
suborner
someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
suborning
present participle of suborn
suborns
third-person singular of suborn
suborn

    Silbentrennung

    sub·orn

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ s&-'born ] (transitive verb.) 1534. Middle French suborner, from Latin subornare, from sub- secretly + ornare to furnish, equip; more at ORNATE.
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