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单词 suborn
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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 n

sub•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
Imperative
suborn
suborn
Present
I suborn
you suborn
he/she/it suborns
we suborn
you suborn
they suborn
Preterite
I suborned
you suborned
he/she/it suborned
we suborned
you suborned
they suborned
Present Continuous
I am suborning
you are suborning
he/she/it is suborning
we are suborning
you are suborning
they are suborning
Present Perfect
I have suborned
you have suborned
he/she/it has suborned
we have suborned
you have suborned
they have suborned
Past Continuous
I was suborning
you were suborning
he/she/it was suborning
we were suborning
you were suborning
they were suborning
Past Perfect
I had suborned
you had suborned
he/she/it had suborned
we had suborned
you had suborned
they had suborned
Future
I will suborn
you will suborn
he/she/it will suborn
we will suborn
you will suborn
they will suborn
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would suborn
you would suborn
he/she/it would suborn
we would suborn
you would suborn
they would suborn
Past Conditional
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
Verb1.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)
Translations
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LegalSeesubornation

Suborn


Suborn

To encourage perjury through bribery, coercion, or any other means. Like perjury itself, subornation is illegal in practically every jurisdiction.

suborn


  • verb

Words related to suborn

verb incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

Related Words

  • corrupt
  • debase
  • debauch
  • demoralise
  • demoralize
  • deprave
  • misdirect
  • pervert
  • profane
  • vitiate
  • subvert

verb procure (false testimony or perjury)

Related Words

  • suborn
  • procure
  • secure

verb induce to commit perjury or give false testimony

Related Words

  • cause
  • induce
  • stimulate
  • make
  • get
  • have
  • suborn
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