sub·orn /sə-'bȯrn/ vt [Latin subornare, from sub- secretly + ornare to prepare, equip]
1: to induce or procure to commit an unlawful act and esp. perjury
an attempt to suborn a witness
2: to induce (perjury) or obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness
an attorney and his client were jointly charged with suborn ing perjury and perjury, respectively — W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
sub·orn·er n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.