Sub`or*na"tion (?), n. [F.
subornation.] 1. (Law) The act of
suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath
as constitutes perjury. Blackstone.
2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a
criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.
Foul subornation is predominant.
Shak.
The sort of chicanery attending the subornation
of managers in the Leibnitz controversy.
De
Quinsey.
Sub`or*na"tion (?), n. [F.
subornation.] 1. (Law) The act of
suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath
as constitutes perjury. Blackstone.
2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a
criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.
Foul subornation is predominant.
Shak.
The sort of chicanery attending the subornation
of managers in the Leibnitz controversy.
De
Quinsey.
