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embracery
[ em-brey-suh-ree ]
/ ɛmˈbreɪ sə ri /
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noun, plural em·brac·er·ies.Law.
an attempt to influence a judge or jury by corrupt means, as by bribery, threats, or promises.
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How to use embracery in a sentence
The Juries Act of 1825, in abolishing writs of attaint, made a special exemption as regards jurors guilty of embracery ( 61).
Bianca Maria had all her secrets with all her love in the first hour of their embracery.
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry Hewlett
British Dictionary definitions for embracery
embracery
/ (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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