Subornation
(noun)
The action of suborning someone, especially of inducing them to give false testimony.
Origin:
Late middle english: from latin subornatio(n-), from the verb subornare (see suborn).
Examples:
- He was found guilty of subornation of perjury.
- The lawyer was disbarred for subornation of witnesses.
- The police investigation revealed that the key witness had been suborned by the defendant.
- The judge dismissed the case due to subornation of the jury.
- The prosecutor accused the defense attorney of subornation of the key witness.