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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
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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 |
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I would suborn | you would suborn | he/she/it would suborn | we would suborn | you would suborn | they would suborn |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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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