"embracery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: embraceries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} embracery (countable and uncountable, plural embraceries)
  1. (law) An attempt to bribe or illegally influence a jury or a member of a jury to one side or the other. Wikipedia link: embracery Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime, Law Synonyms: imbracery [obsolete] Related terms: embracer, embraceor
    Sense id: en-embracery-en-noun-pFttC~j6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Topics: law

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