Suborn: meaning, definitions and examples
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suborn
[ sษหbษหn ]
legal term
To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act or give false testimony, typically as a form of bribery.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was accused of attempting to suborn a witness.
- The defense attorney was charged with suborning perjury.
general
To persuade (someone) to do something illegal or dishonest.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The criminal tried to suborn the security guard into letting him escape.
- She refused to suborn her colleagues into lying for her.
Translations
Translations of the word "suborn" in other languages:
๐ต๐น subornar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฐเคฟเคถเฅเคตเคค เคฆเฅเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช bestechen
๐ฎ๐ฉ menyuap
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะดะบัะฟะปััะธ
๐ต๐ฑ przekupiฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ่ณ่ณใใ (ใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท suborner
๐ช๐ธ sobornar
๐น๐ท rรผลvet vermek
๐ฐ๐ท ๋๋ฌผ์ ์ฃผ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฑุดู
๐จ๐ฟ podplatit
๐ธ๐ฐ podplatiลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ่ดฟ่ต (huรฌlรน)
๐ธ๐ฎ podkupiti
๐ฎ๐ธ mรบta
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฟะฐัะฐ ะฑะตัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฅแ แแแแแก แแแชแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ rรผลvษt vermษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ sobornar
Word origin
The word 'suborn' originated from the Latin 'subornare', which means 'to secretly furnish or equip'. It was first recorded in English in the 16th century. Initially, it was used in a more general sense of 'to secretly procure or instigate'. Over time, its meaning evolved to focus more on illegal or dishonest acts, particularly in a legal context.