VERB | social | suborn | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed |
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communication | suborn | procure (false testimony or perjury) | |
communication | suborn | induce to commit perjury or give false testimony |
Meaning | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife" | |
Broader | corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
Spanish | sobornar | |
Nouns | subornation | underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful |
suborner | someone who pays (or otherwise incites / incites) you to commit a wrongful / wrongful act |
Meaning | procure (false testimony or perjury) . | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | procure, secure | Get by special effort |
Similar to | suborn | induce to commit perjury or give false testimony |
Spanish | agenciarse | |
Nouns | subornation | perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give |
Meaning | induce to commit perjury or give false testimony. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" | |
Cause to | perjure | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
Similar to | suborn | procure (false testimony or perjury) |
Spanish | sobornar | |
Nouns | subornation | perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give |
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