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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Also imbracery.

Origin of embracery

First recorded in 1400–50, embracery is from the late Middle English word embracerie.See embrace², -ery

Words nearby embracery

embowed, embowel, embower, embrace, embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment, embrangle, embrasure, embrittle

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).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
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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