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noun

Subornation n.

(Law) The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.

The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion. "Foul subornation is predominant." "The sort of chicanery attending the subornation of managers in the Leibnitz controversy."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Subornation" Quotes from Famous Books

... then I cannot blame his Cousin King, That wish'd him on the barren Mountaines staru'd. But shall it be, that you that set the Crowne Vpon the head of this forgetfull man, And for his sake, wore the detested blot Of murtherous subornation? Shall it be, That you a world of curses vndergoe, Being the Agents, or base second meanes, The Cords, the Ladder, or the Hangman rather? O pardon, if that I descend so low, To shew the Line, and ...

— The First Folio [35 Plays] • William Shakespeare

... guarantee as to expenses, but presumed it would be about L300,—perhaps L400,—certainly under L500. The other party no doubt would bribe. They always did. And on their behalf,—on behalf of Westmacott and Co.,—there would be treating, and intimidation, and subornation, and fictitious voting, and every sin to which an election is subject. It always was so with the Liberals at Percycross. But Sir Thomas might be sure that on his side everything would be—"serene." Sir Thomas at last consented to go down ...

— Ralph the Heir • Anthony Trollope

... does ten times aggravate itself, That is committed in an holy place; An evil deed done by authority Is sin and subornation; deck an ape In tissue, and the beauty of the robe Adds but the greater scorn unto the beast; The poison shows worst in a golden cup; Dark night seems darker by the lightning's flash; Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds; And every glory that inclines to sin, The ...

— History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology • John F. Hurst

Words linked to "Subornation" : incitement, suborn, law, jurisprudence, testimony, provocation