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   suborn

   /səˈbɔːn/

   verb

   • 1. bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury: "he was accused of conspiring to suborn witnesses"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin subornare ‘incite secretly’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + ornare ‘equip’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subornation noun
   • 2. suborner noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does suborn mean?

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   What does it mean to suborn someone?

   • Suborning is the act of procuring a person to take a false oath, constituting perjury. A person who is proven guilty of a crime is also referred to as someone who has been suborned, as they are legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime. Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime, an infamous person, according to common law, cannot be a witness.

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   What does Suborner mean?

   • Consider suborner someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act Though, this word was more common in the past. Today, in law, it is mainly used for someone who induces a person to commit perjury.

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   What does the term 'suborn' mean in the Bible?

   • According to the King James Dictionary, 'suborn' means 'to introduce by collusion' or 'to employ anyone in a secret manner and instruct such a one to act for and as though he were another person'. (Acts 6:11; only in the New Testament)

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   Suborn means to persuade someone to commit an illegal act, especially to tell lies in a court of law. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of suborn with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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     SUBORN meaning: 1. to persuade someone, for example by...

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   Suborn means to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing, especially perjury. Learn the etymology, examples, and legal usage of this verb from the authoritative source of American English.

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   verb. incite to commit a crime or an evil deed. “He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife” see more. verb. induce to commit perjury or give false testimony. “The President tried to suborn false witnesses” see more. verb. procure (false testimony or perjury) see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. Copy citation. Word Family.

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   Suborn means to bribe or induce someone to do something illegal or wrongful. Learn the origin, usage and related words of suborn from Dictionary.com.

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   Suborn means to persuade someone to commit an illegal act, especially to tell lies in a court of law. Learn how to use this word in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

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   Suborn means to bribe, incite, or instigate someone to do something illegal, especially to commit perjury. Learn the word origin, derived forms, and usage examples of suborn from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Suborn means to bribe, incite, or instigate someone to commit a wrongful act, especially perjury. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of suborn from various dictionaries and sources.