embracery

American

[em-bray-suh-ree] / ɛmˈbreɪ sə ri /

noun

Law.

an attempt to influence a judge or jury by corrupt means, as by bribery, threats, or promises.

embracery British

/ ɪmˈbreɪsərɪ /

noun

criminal law the offence of attempting by corrupt means to influence a jury or juror, as by bribery or threats

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Noun Inflected Forms

embraceries

plural

Etymology

Origin of embracery

First recorded in 1400–50, embracery is from the late Middle English word embracerie. See embrace ², -ery

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embracery

There is a statute and common law offense known as embracery, which is defined to consist "in such practices as lead to affect the administration of justice, improperly working upon the minds of jurors."

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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