🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

教唆罪

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiàosuō zuì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subornation/ˌsʌb.ɔːˈneɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他因涉嫌作伪证教唆罪而被起诉。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of inducing or procuring another person to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury.

    "The defense attorney faced serious criminal charges of subornation of perjury after paying witnesses to lie on the stand."
  2. 2

    The bribery or corruption of a person to induce them to desert their duty or allegiance.

    "The investigation revealed a widespread scheme of subornation aimed at compromising key government officials."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'subornare', meaning 'to furnish privately, suborn, or instigate', composed of 'sub-' (secretly) and 'ornare' (to equip or furnish). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, it evolved specifically within legal terminology to denote the act of secretly procuring someone to commit an unlawful act, particularly perjury.

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