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Subornation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In law, the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.

2. The crime of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action.

Subornation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.

2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.