"obstruction of justice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obstructions of justice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|obstructions of justice}} obstruction of justice (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions of justice)
  1. (law) Interference with the administration of law and justice, as by ignorance of a justification, fraud of evidential validity, or not disclosing discovery of facts, or by doing damage to a witness, officer, juror. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (interference): 妨害司法罪 (fánghài sīfǎ zuì) (Chinese Mandarin), oikeuden estäminen (note: not a legal term in Finland) (Finnish), Strafvereitelung [feminine] (German)

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