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Crim. Law.the offense of bribing or otherwise persuading another to commit perjury.[1580-90]
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subornation of perjury
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subornation of perjury — The crime of encouraging, inducing, or assisting another in the commission of perjury, which is knowingly telling an untruth under oath. Example: Lawyer Frank is interviewing a witness in an accident case who says that Frank s client was… … Law dictionary
Subornation of perjury — is a legal term describing the crime of persuading another to commit perjury. [ Garner, Bryan A., Ed., Black s Law Dictionary (7th Ed) (West Group, St. Paul Minnesota, 1999), p. 1440.] It may be applied to an attorney who presents testimony (or… … Wikipedia
subornation of perjury — noun (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding to prove subordination of perjury you must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew that it would… … Useful english dictionary
subornation of perjury — The offense of procuring another to take such a false oath as would constitute perjury in the principal. Jenkins v. U.S., 500 A.2d 1019, 1021. 18 U.S.C.A. No. 1622. See also perjury … Black's law dictionary
subornation of perjury — The crime of procuring another to commit perjury by inciting, instigating, or persuading. 41 Am J1st Perj § 74. In a proper sense, the equivalent of perjury itself. United States v Silverman (CA3 Pa) 106 F2d 750 … Ballentine's law dictionary
subornation — sub·or·na·tion /ˌsə ˌbȯr nā shən/ n: an act or instance of suborning subornation of perjured statements to protect witnesses from intimidation and subornation WBZ TV4 v. DA for the Suffolk Dist., 562 N.E.2d 817 (1990) ◇ Subornation of perjury is … Law dictionary
subornation — [sub΄ôr nā′shən] n. 〚ML subornatio〛 a suborning or being suborned; esp., the crime of inducing another to commit perjury (subornation of perjury) * * * See suborn. * * * … Universalium
subornation — [sub΄ôr nā′shən] n. [ML subornatio] a suborning or being suborned; esp., the crime of inducing another to commit perjury (subornation of perjury) … English World dictionary
perjury — per·ju·ry / pər jə rē/ n pl ries [Anglo French perjurie parjurie, from Latin perjurium, from perjurus deliberately giving false testimony, from per detrimental to + jur jus law]: the act or crime of knowingly making a false statement (as about a… … Law dictionary
Perjury — Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing. It is important that the false… … Wikipedia
