Bribes vs Suborn - What's the difference?

As a noun bribes

is .

to induce to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury.

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(en verb)

To induce to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury

To procure privately, or by collusion; to incite secretly; to instigate.

* Shakespeare

Thou art suborned against his honour.

* Dryden

Those who by despair suborn their death.

* subornation * subornative * suborner

* * English transitive verbs