In criminal law. To procure another to commit perjury. Steph. Crim. Law, 74.
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SUBORNATION
Persuading or inducing someone to commit criminal act or an unlawful act like perjury.
SUBORNATION OF PERJURY
In criminal law. The offense of procuring another to take such a false oath as would con- stitute perjury in the principal. See Stone v. State, US Ga. 705, 45 S. E. 030, 9S Am. St. Rep. 145; State v. Faliey, 3 I’ennewill (Del.) 504, 54 Atl. 090; State v. Geer, 40 Kan. 529, 20… Continue Reading SUBORNATION OF PERJURY
SUBORNER
One who suborns or procures another to commit any crime, particularly to commit perjury.
PLURIS PETITIO
Lat In Scotch practice. A demand of more than is due. Bell. Plus exempla quam peccata nocent. Examples hurt more than crimes. Plus peccat author quam actor. The originator or instigator of a crime is a worse offender than the actual perpetrator of it. 5 Coke, 99a. Applied to the crime of subornation of perjury.… Continue Reading PLURIS PETITIO
FALSI CRIMEN
Fraudulent subornation or concealment, with design to darken orhide the truth, and make things appear otherwise than they are. It is committed (1) bywords, as when a witness swears falsely; (2) by writing, as when a person antedates acontract; (3) by deed, as selling by false weights and measures. Wharton. See CRIMEN FALSI.