suborner
/sʌ'bɔ:nə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who induces or incites another to commit an unlawful act, especially by bribery or persuasion: A suborner is someone who deliberately encourages, pays, or otherwise influences another person to perform a wrongful or illegal act, often in a secretive or corrupt manner.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The investigation revealed that the witness had been bribed; they are now searching for the suborner.
- In the classic play, the villain is a suborner who convinces a servant to betray his master.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: In legal terminology, a "suborner" is specifically associated with the crime of subornation, such as subornation of perjury (inducing someone to lie under oath).
- The lawyer was disbarred for acting as a suborner, having paid a witness to give false testimony.
Variants and Related Words
- Suborn (verb): To induce someone to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury.
- He attempted to suborn the juror.
- Subornation (noun): The act of suborning.
- The charge was subornation of perjury.
Synonyms
- Instigator: A person who brings about or initiates an action, often a bad one.
- Incitement agent: A person who urges or persuades others to act, typically unlawfully.
- Briber: A person who offers a bribe (this is a specific type of suborner).
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To suborn perjury: A specific legal phrase meaning to persuade someone to lie under oath.
- The official was accused of conspiring to suborn perjury.
Noun
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someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
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