embracery

embracery
The criminal offense of attempting to corrupt, influence, instruct, or induce a jury in any way, except by the strength of evidence and the arguments of counsel in open court, to be more favorable to one side of the case than the other. 26 Am J2d Embr § 1.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • embracery — em·brac·ery /im brā sə rē/ n pl er·ies: an attempt to influence a jury corruptly Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. embracery …   Law dictionary

  • Embracery — is the attempt to influence a juror corruptly to give his verdict in favour of one side or the other in a trial, by promise, persuasions, entreaties, money, entertainments and the like.In English law, it was an offence both at common law and by… …   Wikipedia

  • Embracery — Em*bra cer*y, n. (Law) An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embracery — [em brā′sər ē] n. [ME embracerie: see EMBRACE2] Law an illegal attempt to influence or instruct a jury …   English World dictionary

  • Embracery — The attempt to influence a jury or a member of a jury illicitly. Bribery was a form of embracery. [< AnNor., OldFr. embraseor = instigator] Cf. Champerty …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • embracery — noun (plural eries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French embraceour Date: 15th century an attempt to influence a jury corruptly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • embracery — /em bray seuh ree/, n., pl. embraceries. Law. an attempt to influence a judge or jury by corrupt means, as by bribery, threats, or promises. Also, imbracery. [1400 50; late ME embracerie. See EMBRACE2, ERY] * * * …   Universalium

  • embracery — noun An attempt to bribe or illegally influence a jury or member of a jury …   Wiktionary

  • Embracery —    see Livery and Maintenance …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • embracery — n. attempt to sway the opinion of a judge or jury through bribery or threats …   English contemporary dictionary

  • embracery — em·brac·ery …   English syllables

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