suborn
transitive verb
- to get or bring about through bribery or other illegal methods
- to induce or instigate (another) to do something illegal, esp. to commit perjury
See suborn in American Heritage Dictionary 4
sub·orn
transitive verb sub·orned,
sub·orn·ing,
sub·orns - To induce (a person) to commit an unlawful or evil act.
- Law
a. To induce (a person) to commit perjury.
b. To procure (perjured testimony).
Origin: Latin subōrnāre : sub-, secretly; see sub- + ōrnāre, to equip; see ar- in Indo-European roots.
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