suborn

(sə-bôrn')
tr.v., -orned, -orn·ing, -orns.

1. To induce (a person) to commit an unlawful or evil act.
2. Law.
   1. To induce (a person) to commit perjury.
   2. To procure (perjured testimony).

[Latin subōrnāre : sub-, secretly; see sub- + ōrnāre, to equip.]

subornation sub'or·na'tion (sŭb'ôr-nā'shən) n.
suborner sub·orn'er n.

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• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - suborn: (vb) induce another to lie or commit perjury

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See words rhyming with "suborn."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forlede, bestikke, underkøbe

Nederlands (Dutch)
omkopen, aanzetten tot iets onwettigs

Français (French)
v. tr. - suborner

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestechen, anstiften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δεκάζω, διαφθείρω

Italiano (Italian)
corrompere, subornare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subornar

Русский (Russian)
давать взятку, подстрекать к совершению преступления, подкупать свидетеля

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobornar, corromper, cohechar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - besticka, muta, tubba till mened (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使作伪誓, 怂恿, 唆使

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使作偽誓, 慫恿, 唆使

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 허위 맹세 시키다, 매수하다, 뇌물을 받게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 偽証させる, 買収する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أغرى (شاهدا) ليحلف كاذبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחף, בעיקר באמצעות שוחד, לדבר-עבירה‬

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