suborn
verb (used with object)
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime
subornation
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a word derived from
suborn.
Example Sentences
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He also said McGregor should be referred for "subornation of perjury", meaning inducing people to commit perjury.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
In a complaint filed by the group Lawyers Defending American Democracy on Monday, several dozen leading attorneys accused Passantino of subornation of perjury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and bribery, all of which are crimes.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2023
Indeed, neither perjury nor subornation of perjury may in principle form the basis for a civil action.
From Forbes ● Jan. 13, 2015
He wrote The Third Degree last May, now points with pride to its indication of the "vice-rackets" and subornation of magistrates currently exposed in New York City.
From Time Magazine Archive
That no person convicted of perjury, or subornation of perjury, shall be capable of voting in any election.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone
