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embracery

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Law an illegal attempt to influence or instruct a jury

Origin of embracery

Middle English embracerie: see embrace


embracery

noun

pl. em·brac·er·ies
The criminal offense of attempting to affect a jury's decision making through means other than evidence and argument in open court, as by instruction outside of the courtroom, threats, or bribery. Also called bracery .

Origin of embracery

Middle English embracerie from embracen to influence a jury by illegal means, to embrace ; see embrace .


embracery

Noun

(plural embraceries)

  1. (law) An attempt to bribe or illegally influence a jury or member of a jury

embracery - Legal Definition

n

The act of illegally influencing or corrupting a juror or an entire jury to reach a particular result.

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  • embraceries
  • imbracery
  • embracer
  • embraceor

    Words near embracery in the dictionary


    • embraceors
    • embracer
    • embraceries
    • embracers
    • embracery
    • embraces
    • embracest
    • embraceth
    • embracing
    • embracingly

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