Part 920

Foul subornation is predominant.

Shak.

The sort of chicanery attending the subornation of managers in the Leibnitz controversy.

De Quinsey.

Sub*orn"er (?), n. One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath; one who procures another to do a bad action.

Sub*o"val (?), a. Somewhat oval; nearly oval.

Sub*o"vate (?), a. Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate.

Sub*o"va*ted (?), a. Subovate. [R.]

Sub*ox"ide (?), n. (Chem.) An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, K4O.

Sub`pe*dun"cu*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum.

Sub`pe*dun"cu*late (?), a. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Supported on, or growing from, a very short stem; having a short peduncle.

Sub`pel*lu"cid (?), a. Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.

Sub*pe"na (?), n. & v. t. See Subpœna.

Sub`pen*tan"gu*lar (?), a. Nearly or approximately pentangular; almost pentangular.

Sub*per`i*car"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated under the cardiac pericardium.

Sub*per`i*os"te*al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated under the periosteum.

Subperiosteal operation (Surg.), a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.

Sub*per`i*to"ne*al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated under the peritoneal membrane.

Sub*pet"i*o*lar (?), a. (Bot.) Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of the plane tree.

Sub*pleu"ral (?), a. (Anat.) Situated under the pleural membrane.

Sub*pod`o*phyl"lous (?), a. (Anat.) Situated under the podophyllous tissue of the horse's foot.

Sub*pœ"na (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena punishment. See Pain.] (Law) A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also subpena.]

||Subpœna ad testificandum (&?;). [NL.] A writ used to procure the ||attendance of a witness for the purpose of testifying. -- ||Subpœna ||duces tecum (&?;). [NL.] A writ which requires a witness to attend ||and bring certain documents.

Sub*pœ"na, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subpœnaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Subpœnaing.] (Law) To serve with a writ of subpœna; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience.

Sub*pœ"nal (?), a. Required or done under penalty. Gauden.

Sub*po"lar (?), a. Situated below the poles.

Sub`po*lyg"o*nal (?), a. Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.

Sub`pre*hen"sile (?), a. Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.