subornation

/,sʌbɔ:'neiʃn/

Thân thiện

A lawyer was found guilty of subornation of perjury.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of suborning: The crime of persuading or inducing someone to commit an unlawful act, especially to give false testimony under oath (perjury).
   • The state of being suborned: The condition resulting from such persuasion or inducement.

Usage

• Subornation is a formal and legal term. It is most commonly used in legal contexts to describe the specific criminal offense of procuring someone to commit perjury or another unlawful act.
• It is typically followed by the preposition "of" to specify what was induced (e.g., subornation of perjury, subornation of a witness).

Examples

• The prosecutor charged the defendant with subornation of perjury for convincing the witness to lie on the stand.
• His conviction was based not only on fraud but also on the subornation of a public official.
• The investigation revealed a pattern of bribery and subornation within the organization.

Advanced Usage

• "Subornation of perjury": This is the most frequent specific usage, referring to the crime of persuading another person to lie under oath.
  • The lawyer faced disbarment for his role in the subornation of perjury.
• "Subornation of a witness": Refers to the act of corruptly influencing a witness, which may include inducing them to give false testimony or to absent themselves from a proceeding.
  • Attempting to intimidate the victim was considered subornation of a witness.

Variants and Related Words

• Suborn (verb): To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury.
  • He was accused of trying to suborn a juror.
• Suborner (noun): A person who suborns another.
  • The suborner and the perjurer were both found guilty.

Synonyms

• Incrimination: The act of charging someone with a crime; can overlap in the sense of making someone culpable.
• Instigation: The act of urging or provoking an action, often negative or unlawful.
• Procurement (in a legal sense): The act of obtaining something, especially through special means; can be used for obtaining perjured testimony.

Antonyms

• Dissuasion: The act of persuading someone to do something.
• Exoneration: The act of absolving someone from blame or fault.

Related Phrases

• Obstruction of justice: A broader category of crimes that can include subornation of perjury or witness tampering.
• Witness tampering: A related offense involving interfering with a witness, which may or may not involve subornation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give
2. underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful