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.

Noun

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