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Subornation

noun
1.
Underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful.
2.
Perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give.



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... from 1621 to 1641, was the last ecclesiastic who "kept" the Great Seal of England. He had the misfortune to differ from Laud on the Church Question of the day, and was prosecuted before the Star Chamber for subornation of perjury, and heavily fined. There seems no doubt that he was guilty; but it was to advocacy of moderation and to his dislike of the king's arbitrary rule that he owed the severity of his punishment. ...
— The Charm of Oxford • J. Wells
... certain:—Augustus was, in truth, the rightful heir. The squire had at first contrived to blind him,—him, Mr. Grey,—partly by his own acuteness, partly through the carelessness of himself and those in his office, partly by the subornation of witnesses who seemed to have been actually prepared for such an event. But there could be no subsequent blinding. Mr. Grey had a well-earned reputation for professional acuteness and honesty. He knew there was no need for such suspicions as those now entertained ...
— Mr. Scarborough's Family • Anthony Trollope


Words linked to "Subornation" :   law, jurisprudence, suborn, incitement, provocation, testimony


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