tampering, n. 1. The act of altering a thing; esp., the act of illegally altering a document or product, such as written evidence or a consumer good. See Model Penal Code §§ 224.4, 241.8; 18 USCA § 1365. 2. The act or an instance of engaging in improper or underhanded dealings, esp. in an attempt […]
witness tampering 干扰证人 在证人作证前或作证后恐吓、影响、骚扰证人或对证人进行报复或以报复相威胁的行为或情况。在美国，有一些州和联邦的法律(如1982年《被害人和证人保护法》〔Victim and Witness Protection Act〕)规定对干扰证人的行为可处以刑罚。
witness-tampering. The act or an instance of obstructing justice by intimidating, influencing, or harassing a witness before or after the witness testifies. • Several state and federal laws, including the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982 (18 USCA § 1512), provide criminal penalties for tampering with witnesses or other persons in the context of
tampering with records 伪造或更改记录或文书(→falsifying a record)
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sequestration (see-kwes-tray-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The process by which property is removed from the possessor pending the outcome of a dispute in which two or more parties contend for it. Cf. ATTACHMENT(1); GARNISHMENT. [Cases: Sequestration 1. C.J.S. Sequestration §§ 2–3, 5.] conventional sequestration. The parties’ voluntary deposit of the property at issue in a lawsuit. judicial
equity-of-the-statute rule. In statutory construction, the principle that a statute should be interpreted according to the legislators’ purpose and intent, even if this interpretation goes beyond the literal meaning of the text. • Under this little-used rule, for example, if a statute defines jury-tampering to include a party’s “giving a juror food or drink,” the
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The act of obtaining services from another by deception, threat, coercion, stealth, mechanical tampering, or using a false token or device. See Model Penal Code § 223.7.
embracery (im-brays-[schwa]-ree), n. The attempt to corrupt or wrongfully influence a judge or juror, esp. by threats or bribery. — Also spelled imbracery. — Also termed jury-tampering; laboring a jury. Cf. JURY-FIXING; JURY-PACKING. [Cases: Criminal Law 45.35.] “The word ‘embracery’ … has tended to disappear. It is included in some of the codes but the