subornation vs provocation

subornation and provocation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subornation	Yes	No	No	No
provocation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, provocation is a hypernym of subornation; that is, provocation is a word with a broader meaning than subornation:

subornation: underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
provocation: needed encouragement

Other hypernyms of subornation include incitement.

subornation (noun)	provocation (noun)
underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful	unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give	needed encouragement
	something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action