Subornation
/ˌsuːbɔːrˈneɪʃən/noun
The act of inducing someone to commit an unlawful act, especially to commit perjury or other wrongdoing.
Did you know?Subornation comes from Latin *subornare*, literally “to equip secretly” or “prepare underhandedly,” and in legal history it became a word for quietly manufacturing false testimony.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
her-
“to fit, arrange, join”
Latin
Latin
ornare
“to equip, furnish, adorn”
Latin
Latin
subornare
“to equip secretly; to prompt or instigate covertly”
14th Century
Anglo-French
subornacion
“the act of secretly prompting someone to do wrong, especially to give false evidence”
Late Middle English
English
subornacioun
“the act of procuring another to commit perjury or wrongdoing”
Modern English
English
subornation
“the act of inducing someone to commit an unlawful or immoral act, especially perjury”