English Explanatory Dictionary

jury tampering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial.

Word forms

jury tampering

Etymology

From jury + tampering. First use appears c. 1871 in the New York Herald.

Synonyms

jury rigging

Related words

jury-rig witness tampering
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