Definition of suborn

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sub·orn    (s-bôrn) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
sub·orned, sub·orn·ing, sub·orns

1. To induce (a person) to commit an unlawful or evil act.
2. Law
   1. To induce (a person) to commit perjury.
   2. To procure (perjured testimony).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin subrnre : sub-, secretly ; see sub- + rnre, to equip; see ar- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
subor·nation  (sbôr-nshn) KEY (Noun), sub·orner(Noun)