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Suborn Common

Origin: Latin prefix sub-

Suborn has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

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

2

procure (false testimony or perjury)

3

induce to commit perjury or give false testimony

"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

4

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

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
corrupt procure induce
Rhyming Words
orn born horn gorn korn morn lorn sorn worn norn dorn xorn torn corn forn zorn quorn aborn unorn bjorn
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