Topic: LAW
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | suborner, from Latin subornare, from sub- 'secretly' + ornare 'to provide with things' |
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sub‧orn
[transitive]
[transitive] lawSCL to persuade someone to tell lies in a court of law or to do something else that is illegal, especially for money :
an attempt to suborn a witness
an attempt to suborn a witness —subornation
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