verb
- persuading someone to commit perjury or another unlawful act
Usage: legal term; formal
Examples
- The prosecutor accused him of suborning witnesses.
- She was charged with suborning perjury in the trial.
- The investigation revealed evidence of suborning jury members.
- Suborning false testimony is a serious federal crime.
- The attorney was disbarred for suborning his client to lie.
- They found guilty of suborning obstruction of justice.