suborn

Definition of Suborn in English :

1. suborn

incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

Example Sentences:
'He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife'

2. suborn

procure (false testimony or perjury)

3. suborn

induce to commit perjury or give false testimony

Example Sentences:
'The President tried to suborn false witnesses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suborn

verb (transitive)

1.

to bribe, incite, or instigate (a person) to commit a wrongful act

2. criminal law

to induce (a witness) to commit perjury

verb transitive

1.

to get or bring about through bribery or other illegal methods

2.

to induce or instigate (another) to do something illegal, esp. to commit perjury

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.