To induce a witness (inducing a witness)
The persuasion of a person who is about to testify in court not to give truthful testimony.
(Modern Hebrew. To induce also means to distance away.)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִדִּיחַ עֵד (הַדָּחַת עֵד)
Definition (Hebrew)
שִׁכְנוּעַ אָדָם הָעוֹמֵד לְהָעִיד בַּמִּשְׁפָּט שֶׁלֹּא לְהָעִיד עֵדוּת אֱמֶת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה. לְהַדִּיחַ מַשְׁמָע גַּם לְהַרְחִיק)