SUBORNING

Verb

suborning

present participle of suborn

Noun

suborning (plural subornings)

The act of one who suborns.

Source: Wiktionary


SUBORN

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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