suborn
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Definition of suborn
1 : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
2 : to induce to commit perjury also : to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness
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But the actions those presidents were accused of — like witness tampering or suborning perjury — were not an exercise of their official powers as president. — Charlie Savage, New York Times, "Trump and His Lawyers Embrace a Vision of Vast Executive Power," 4 June 2018 Imagine a president willing and able to suborn criminality on his behalf. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Is Probing the Constitution for Weaknesses, and Finding Them," 1 June 2018 Greitens’ attorneys pushed back on the offer on the grounds that Gardner was allegedly involved in suborning Tisaby’s perjury. — Bryan Lowry, kansascity, "St. Louis police will investigate ex-FBI agent involved in Greitens case | The Kansas City Star," 15 May 2018 One Chinese state bank should not be allowed to do global business while another suborns North Korea. — Daniel Blumenthal And, WSJ, "Forcing China’s Hand on North Korea," 17 July 2017 The desire to suborn Americans has not abated with the end of the Cold War. — vanityfair.com, "Jared Kushner and Donald Trump: Like Father, Like Son-in-Law," 26 May 2017 The desire to suborn Americans has not abated with the end of the Cold War. — Chris Smith, The Hive, "Jared Kushner and Donald Trump: Like Father, Like Son-in-Law," 26 May 2017 Now the party elite will literally be suborned at an event conjoining his public duties and the fattening of his own wallet. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Donald Trump Is a Crook," 21 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'suborn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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suborn
verb
English Language Learners Definition of suborn
: to persuade (someone) to do something illegal (such as to lie in a court of law)
: to get (false testimony) from a witness
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suborn
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Legal Definition of suborn
1 : to induce or procure to commit an unlawful act and especially perjury an attempt to suborn a witness
2 : to induce (perjury) or obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness an attorney and his client were jointly charged with suborning perjury and perjury, respectively —W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
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