EMBRACERY

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 […]