1. to persuade someone to commit perjury or another unlawful act, especially through bribery or coercion
Usage: legal term; formal

Examples

• The prosecutor accused him of attempting to suborn witnesses.
• She was charged with suborning perjury in the high-profile case.
• The corrupt official suborns anyone who might testify against him.
• It is illegal to suborn a witness to lie under oath.
• The defense attorney was disbarred for suborning false testimony.
• He suborns jury members by offering them money.
• The investigation revealed that someone had tried to suborn key witnesses.