SUBORN

suborn

(verb) induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; “The President tried to suborn false witnesses”

suborn

(verb) procure (false testimony or perjury)

suborn

(verb) incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; “He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

suborn (third-person singular simple present suborns, present participle suborning, simple past and past participle suborned)

(transitive) To induce to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury [from 16th c.]

(transitive) To procure privately, or by collusion; to incite secretly; to instigate.

Anagrams

• Bourns, Burson, bourns, burons

Source: Wiktionary

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Sub*orn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.] Etym: [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament.]

1. (Law)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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