Category:Suborn

Sub*orn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.] Etym: [f. suborner, l. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to Furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See ornament.]

1. (law)

Defn: to procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, Such oath being actually taken. Sir w. O. Russell.

2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect Means; to incite secretly; to instigate. Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak. Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.