suborns
Induces illegal testimony
Suborns means induces someone to commit a wrongful act, especially to give false testimony.
The word appears almost exclusively in legal contexts: The attorney was disbarred for suborning perjury.
To suborn a witness is to bribe or persuade them to lie under oath.
Payments for corrupt favors
- persuadesInduces belief or action
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- enticesAttracts through appeal
corrupts · coerces · procures · recruits · instigates · compromises · conspiracy · payoff
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
corruption · obstruction · false statement · court · criminal · prosecution · conspiracy · felony
bribes
Payments for corrupt favors
- persuadesInduces belief or action
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
- manipulatesControls through cunning
entices · corrupts · coerces · procures · recruits · instigates · compromises · conspiracy · payoff · kickback
perjury
Criminal courtroom dishonesty
inducement · corruption · obstruction · false statement · court · criminal · prosecution · conspiracy · felony · coercion
subornscorroborates
Strengthens with evidence
vindicates · prosecutes · authenticates · verifies · validates