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yllyttää väärään valaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • suborn verb To persuade someone to carry out an illegal or malicious act, especially by corrupt means.

Senses

yllyttää väärään valaan is used for these senses in English:

  • suborn (specifically, criminal law) To induce (someone, such as a witness) to commit perjury, for example by making a false accusation or giving false evidence.

suborn — full definition

  1. verb To persuade someone to carry out an illegal or malicious act, especially by corrupt means.
  2. verb (law) To persuade a witness to lie under oath, for example by getting them to give false evidence.
  3. verb To bring about a result, especially false testimony, through corrupt means.
  4. verb To obtain or supply something secretly, usually in a dishonest way.
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