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  1. 1. n. The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. (Law) The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. Blackstone. 2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion. Foul subornation is predominant. Shak. The sort of chicanery attending the subornation of managers in the Leibnitz controversy. De Quinsey. Source: webster
  6. 6. The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to takesuch a false oath as constitutes perjury. Blackstone. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful n. perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give Source: ecdict

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