Usually means: Induce someone to commit perjury.
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We found 30 dictionaries that define the word suborn:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. suborn: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. suborn: Merriam-Webster
  3. suborn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. suborn: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. suborn: Collins English Dictionary
  6. suborn: Vocabulary.com
  7. suborn: Wordnik
  8. suborn: Wiktionary
  9. suborn: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. suborn: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. suborn: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. suborn: Dictionary.com
  13. suborn: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Suborn: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Suborn: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. suborn: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. suborn: Rhymezone
  18. Suborn: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. suborn: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. suborn: FreeDictionary.org
  21. suborn: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  22. suborn: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. suborn: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. suborn: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. suborn: Webster's New World Law Dictionary
  3. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  4. suborn: Legal dictionary
  5. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

(Note: See subornation as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
verb:  (also figuratively) To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner.
verb:  (specifically, criminal law) To induce (someone, such as a witness) to commit perjury, for example by making a false accusation or giving false evidence.
verb:  To achieve (some result; specifically, perjury) in a corrupt manner.
verb:  (archaic)
verb:  To procure or provide (something) secretly and often in a dishonest manner.
verb:  To make use of (something), especially for corrupt or dishonest reasons.
verb:  (obsolete)
verb:  To aid, assist, or support (something).
verb:  To furnish or provide (something).
verb:  To substitute (a thing) for something else, especially secretly and often in a dishonest manner.

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