This is the 12467th most frequent Portuguese word.
subornado
"Subornado" means "bribed" in English.
The word 'subornado' here is used as a past participle to indicate that the subject (the employee) was subjected to bribery by someone.
O funcionário foi subornado para alterar os dados oficiais.
The employee was bribed to alter the official data.
In this sentence, 'subornado' again functions as a past participle describing the action of being bribed that allegedly occurred to the judge.
Eles acreditam que o juiz foi subornado por uma grande soma de dinheiro.
They believe the judge was bribed with a large sum of money.
Here, 'subornado' is used in a conditional sentence to describe a hypothetical situation where the employee could be bribed.