Embracery Definition
ĕm-brāsə-rē
embraceries
noun
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.
American Heritage
An illegal attempt to influence or instruct a jury.
Webster's New World
The act of illegally influencing or corrupting a juror or an entire jury to reach a particular result.
Webster's New World Law
Other Word Forms of Embracery
Noun
Singular:
embracery
Plural:
embraceriesOrigin of Embracery
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Middle English embracerie from embracen to influence a jury by illegal means, to embrace embrace
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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