subornation of perjury
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9.9
- noun
- /səˌbɔːrˈneɪʃən əv ˈpɜːrdʒəri/
- Formal
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subornación de perjurio
- The evidence of subornation of perjury led to serious consequences for the witnesses involved in the trial.
- subornation of perjury or obstruction
- subornation of perjury, obstruction of justice
- subornation of perjury and witness
Examples
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They got him for subornation of perjury.
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A prosecutor's absolute immunity does not extend to subornation of perjury, does it?
Blog text (4) -
The lawyer was implicated in the subornation of perjury by encouraging his client to lie under oath.
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During the investigation, they uncovered multiple instances of subornation of perjury that undermined the integrity of the legal process.
Synonyms
3
9.9
Persuading someone to lie in court or break the law
Antonyms
How Serious
- Formal
2
9.9
- Formal
4
8.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
subornation + of + perjury
The meaning is directly compositional: 'subornation' (the act of inducing) combined with 'perjury' (lying under oath) yields 'inducing someone to commit perjury.' The structure 'X of Y' is a common nominal legal construction and, while technical, follows transparent semantics that a learner who knows the constituent words would understand.
Etymology
Subornation of perjury paints a clear, dark image: subornation is secretly getting someone to do something wrong and perjury is lying after promising to tell the truth. So, the phrase means 'persuading someone to lie under oath'.