suborn sb to commit perjury

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• induce another to commit perjury — index suborn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• procure another to commit perjury — index suborn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• suborn — sub·orn /sə bȯrn/ vt [Latin subornare, from sub secretly + ornare to prepare, equip] 1: to induce or procure to commit an unlawful act and esp. perjury an attempt to suborn a witness 2: to induce (perjury) or obtain (perjured testimony) from a… …   Law dictionary

• suborn — [sə bôrn′] vt. [L subornare, to furnish or supply, instigate, incite secretly < sub , under + ornare, to furnish, adorn: see ORNAMENT] 1. to get or bring about through bribery or other illegal methods 2. to induce or instigate (another) to do… …   English World dictionary

• suborn — verb To induce someone to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury …   Wiktionary

• suborn — sub·orn || sÉ™ bÉ”rn /sÊŒ bɔːn v. bribe someone to commit a crime; induce someone to commit perjury (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

• suborn — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French suborner, from Latin subornare, from sub secretly + ornare to furnish, equip more at ornate Date: 1534 1. to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2. to induce to commit perjury; also to obtain (perjured …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• suborn — v. a. 1. Procure indirectly. 2. (Law.) Bribe (to commit perjury), bribe to take a false oath …   New dictionary of synonyms

• suborn — To prepare, provide, or procure especially in a secret or underhand manner. United States v. Silverman, C.C.A.Pa., 106 F.2d 750, 751. In criminal law, to procure another to commit perjury …   Black's law dictionary

• suborn — v.tr. induce by bribery etc. to commit perjury or any other unlawful act. Derivatives: subornation n. suborner n. Etymology: L subornare incite secretly (as SUB , ornare equip) …   Useful english dictionary

• suborn — /səˈbɔn / (say suh bawn) verb (t) to bribe or procure (a person) to commit some unlawful or wrongful act, usually perjury: *if he persisted, he would be charged with attempting to suborn a police officer from the path of duty. –frank hardy, 1963 …