sub´or|na´tion

sub´or|na´tion: sub|orn «suh BRN», transitive verb.

1. a) to persuade (a person) to do an illegal or evil deed. b) to make disloyal; corrupt.

2. to persuade or cause (a witness) to give false testimony in court: »He had no case without suborning witnesses (George Meredith).

3. a) to get by bribery or other unlawful means. b) to obtain (evidence) by such means.

╂[< Latin subornāre suborn; (originally) equip < sub- under + ornāre equip]

–sub´or|na´tion, noun.

–sub|orn´er, noun.

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sub´sti|tu´tion|al|ly — sub|sti|tu|tion|al «SUHB stuh TOO shuh nuhl, TYOO », adjective. 1. having to do with or characterized by substitution. 2. acting or serving as a substitute. –sub´sti|tu´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sub|sti|tu|tion|al — «SUHB stuh TOO shuh nuhl, TYOO », adjective. 1. having to do with or characterized by substitution. 2. acting or serving as a substitute. –sub´sti|tu´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sub´ro|ga´tion — sub|ro|gate «SUHB ruh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. 1. to put (a person) into the place of another in respect to a legal right or claim. 2. to substitute (a thing) for another. Also, surroga … Useful english dictionary
sub|au|di|tion — «SUHB DIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of implying something that is not expreed. 2. something that is inferred or understood. ╂[< Late Latin subaudītiō, ōnis < subaudīre to supply an ellipsis, understand < Latin sub under, slightly + audīre … Useful english dictionary
sub|lux|a|tion — «SUHB luhk SAY shuhn», noun. a partial dislocation; sprain. ╂[< New Latin subluxatio, onis < Latin sub under, away + luxāre dislocate] … Useful english dictionary
sub|ju|ga|tion — «SUHB juh GAY shuhn», noun. conquest; subjection: »the subjugation of Greece by the Ottomans … Useful english dictionary
sub|li|ma|tion — «SUHB luh MAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of sublimating or subliming; purification: »This direct transition from solid to vapor is called sublimation (Sears and Zemansky). 2. the resulting product or state, especially, mental elevation… … Useful english dictionary
sub|pul|sa|tion — «SUHB puhl SAY shuhn», noun. a part or constituent of a pulsation … Useful english dictionary
sub|sti|tu|tion|ar|y — «SUHB stuh TOO shuh NEHR ee, TYOO », adjective. = substitutional. (Cf. ↑substitutional) … Useful english dictionary
sub|sti|tu|tion — «SUHB stuh TOO shuhn, TYOO », noun. 1. the use of one thing for another; putting (one person or thing) in place of another; taking the place of another: »substitution of a kind word for a cross one. 2. Chemistry. the replacing of one or more… … Useful english dictionary

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