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suborn
sub·orn S0848000 (sə-bôrn′)tr.v. sub·orned, sub·orn·ing, sub·orns 1. To induce (a person) to commit an unlawful or evil act.2. Law a. To procure (perjured testimony): suborn perjury.b. To induce (a person) to commit perjury.
[Latin subōrnāre : sub-, secretly; see sub- + ōrnāre, to equip; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
sub′or·na′tion (sŭb′ôr-nā′shən) n.sub·orn′er n.suborn (səˈbɔːn) vb (tr) 1. to bribe, incite, or instigate (a person) to commit a wrongful act2. (Law) criminal law to induce (a witness) to commit perjury[C16: from Latin subornāre, from sub- secretly + ornāre to furnish] subornation n subornative adj subˈorner nsub•orn (səˈbɔrn)
v.t. 1. to induce, as by bribe, to commit a crime. 2. a. to induce (a person, esp. a witness) to give false testimony. b. to obtain (false testimony) from a witness. [1525–35; < Latin subōrnāre to instigate secretly, orig., to supply =sub- sub- + ōrnāre to equip] sub•or•na•tion (ˌsʌb ɔrˈneɪ ʃən) n. suborn
Past participle: suborned
Gerund: suborning
| Present |
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| I suborn | | you suborn | | he/she/it suborns | | we suborn | | you suborn | | they suborn |
| Preterite |
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| I suborned | | you suborned | | he/she/it suborned | | we suborned | | you suborned | | they suborned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am suborning | | you are suborning | | he/she/it is suborning | | we are suborning | | you are suborning | | they are suborning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have suborned | | you have suborned | | he/she/it has suborned | | we have suborned | | you have suborned | | they have suborned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was suborning | | you were suborning | | he/she/it was suborning | | we were suborning | | you were suborning | | they were suborning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had suborned | | you had suborned | | he/she/it had suborned | | we had suborned | | you had suborned | | they had suborned |
| Future |
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| I will suborn | | you will suborn | | he/she/it will suborn | | we will suborn | | you will suborn | | they will suborn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have suborned | | you will have suborned | | he/she/it will have suborned | | we will have suborned | | you will have suborned | | they will have suborned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be suborning | | you will be suborning | | he/she/it will be suborning | | we will be suborning | | you will be suborning | | they will be suborning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been suborning | | you have been suborning | | he/she/it has been suborning | | we have been suborning | | you have been suborning | | they have been suborning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been suborning | | you will have been suborning | | he/she/it will have been suborning | | we will have been suborning | | you will have been suborning | | they will have been suborning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been suborning | | you had been suborning | | he/she/it had been suborning | | we had been suborning | | you had been suborning | | they had been suborning |
| Conditional |
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| I would suborn | | you would suborn | | he/she/it would suborn | | we would suborn | | you would suborn | | they would suborn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have suborned | | you would have suborned | | he/she/it would have suborned | | we would have suborned | | you would have suborned | | they would have suborned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" | | 2. | suborn - procure (false testimony or perjury)suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" | | 3. | suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"suborn - procure (false testimony or perjury) |
TranslationsLegalSeesubornationSuborn
SubornTo encourage perjury through bribery, coercion, or any other means. Like perjury itself, subornation is illegal in practically every jurisdiction.suborn
Words related to subornverb incite to commit a crime or an evil deedRelated Words- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- demoralise
- demoralize
- deprave
- misdirect
- pervert
- profane
- vitiate
- subvert
verb procure (false testimony or perjury)Related Wordsverb induce to commit perjury or give false testimonyRelated Words- cause
- induce
- stimulate
- make
- get
- have
- suborn
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