Meaning of SUBORN
| Pronunciation: | | su'bowrn
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- [v] induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
- [v] procure (false testimony or perjury)
- [v] incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
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| | See Also: | | cause, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, get, have, induce, make, misdirect, perjure, pervert, procure, profane, secure, stimulate, subvert, vitiate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sub*orn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suborned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Suborning}.] [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under,
secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See
{Ornament}.]
1. (Law) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting
to perjury, such oath being actually taken. --Sir W. O.
Russell.
2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by
indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate.
Thou art suborned against his honor. --Shak.
Those who by despair suborn their death. --Dryden.
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