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Webster 1913 Edition

Subornation

Subˊor-na′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
subornation
.]
1.
(Law)
The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.
Blackstone.
2.
The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.
Foul
subornation
is predominant.
Shakespeare
The sort of chicanery attending the
subornation
of managers in the Leibnitz controversy.
De Quinsey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subornation

SUBORNA'TION

,
Noun.
In law, the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.
1.
The crime of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action.

Definition 2024

subornation

subornation

English

Noun

subornation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural subornations)

  1. The act of suborning
  2. The procuring of someone to do a criminal act, especially to commit perjury

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