suborned
Induced through bribery
Suborned is the past tense of suborn, meaning to induce someone to commit a wrongful act, especially to give false testimony.
The word appears almost exclusively in legal contexts: The witness had been suborned by the defendant's associates.
To suborn perjury is to bribe or persuade someone to lie under oath.
Corrupt payment for influence
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- payoffsBenefits gained from effort
- graftIllicit political gain
- venalityOpenness to bribes
inducement · palm-greasing · bought · purchased · crooked · quid-pro-quo · enticement
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
- coachedGuided toward improvement
coerced · induced · procured · bribed · corrupted · intimidated · tampered · manipulated
Shared criminal involvement
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
- co-conspiratorPartner in wrongdoing
accessory · abettor · scheming · plotting · orchestrated · masterminded · instigated · incited
Formal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- felonySerious criminal offense
criminal · defendant · guilt · charge · conviction · sentence · trial · evidence
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
venality · inducement · palm-greasing · bought · purchased · crooked · quid-pro-quo · enticement
perjury
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
coached · coerced · induced · procured · bribed · corrupted · intimidated · tampered · manipulated · pressured
complicity
Shared criminal involvement
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
co-conspirator · accessory · abettor · scheming · plotting · orchestrated · masterminded · instigated · incited · recruited
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- tamperingImproper interference with something
felony · criminal · defendant · guilt · charge · conviction · sentence · trial · evidence · misconduct
suborneduncorrupted
Not spoiled or debased
unbribed · incorruptible · uncorrupt · upright · honorable