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suborn
[
s
uh
-
bawrn
]
Origin
sub·orn
/
səˈbɔrn
/
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uh
-
bawrn
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
2.
Law
.
a.
to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony.
b.
to obtain (false testimony) from a witness.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Latin
subornāre
to instigate secretly, orig., to supply, equivalent to
sub-
sub-
+
ornāre
to equip;
see
adorn
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sub·or·na·tion
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ɔrˈneɪ
ʃən
/
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ney
-sh
uh
n
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,
noun
sub·or·na·tive
/
səˈbɔr
nə
tɪv
/
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uh
-
bawr
-n
uh
-tiv
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,
adjective
sub·orn·er,
noun
un·sub·orned,
adjective
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deprived of certain rights as a citizen, as a consequence of conviction of certain offenses
the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority
the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer; a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors
to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court
a method of dealing with offenders guilty of minor crimes or first offenses, by allowing them to go at large under supervision of a probation officer
a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder
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suborn
(səˈbɔːn)
—
vb
1.
to bribe, incite, or instigate (a person) to commit a wrongful act
2.
criminal law
to induce (a witness) to commit perjury
[C16: from Latin
subornāre,
from
sub-
secretly +
ornāre
to furnish]
subornation
—
n
subornative
—
adj
sub'orner
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
suborn
"to procure by bribery, to lure (someone) to commit a crime," 1528 (implied in subornation), from M.Fr. suborner (13c.), from L. subornare "suborn," originally "equip," from sub "under, secretly" + ornare "equip," related to ordo "order."
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