Definitions for suborn
səˈbɔrnsub·orn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. subornverb

   incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

   "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

2. subornverb

   procure (false testimony or perjury)

3. subornverb

   induce to commit perjury or give false testimony

   "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subornverb

   To induce someone to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury

2. Etymology: Borrowed from subornare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUBORNverb

   Etymology: suborner, Fr. suborno, Latin.

   1. To procure privately; to procure by secret collusion.

   His judges were the self-same men by whom his accusers were suborned. Richard Hooker.

   Fond wretch, thou know’st not what thou speak’st,
   Or else thou art suborn’d against his honour
   In hateful practice. William Shakespeare.

   Reason may meet
   Some specious object, by the foe suborn’d;
   And fall into deception. John Milton.

   His artful bosom heaves dissembl’d sighs;
   And tears suborn’d fall dropping from his eyes. Matthew Prior.

   2. To procure by indirect means.

   Behold
   Those who by ling’ring sickness lose their breath,
   And those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suborn

   In American law, Scots law, and under the laws of some English-speaking Commonwealth nations, subornation of perjury is the crime of persuading or permitting a person to commit perjury, which is the swearing of a false oath to tell the truth in a legal proceeding, whether spoken or written.

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1. suborn

   Suborn refers to the act of persuading or bribing someone to commit an unlawful or wrongful act, especially to commit perjury or any other misconduct. It often implies manipulation or deceit to convince another person to engage in illegal activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Subornverb

   to procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken

2. Subornverb

   to procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate

3. Etymology: [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suborn

   sub-orn′, v.t. to cause to commit a perjury: to procure indirectly.—ns. Subornā′tion, act of causing a person to take a false oath: crime of procuring any one to do a bad action; Suborn′er. [L. subornāre—sub, under, ornāre, to adorn.]

Matched Categories

1. • Corrupt
   • Induce
   • Procure

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Anagrams for suborn »

1. bourns

2. burons

How to pronounce suborn?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say suborn in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suborn in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suborn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of suborn in a Sentence

1. Ken Cuccinelli:

   We would expect the most likely types of problems to be ones of disinformation and trying to suborn confidence in the election.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suborn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suborn
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suborn
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suborn
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suborn
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=suborn
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=suborn