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jury tampering

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

Noun

jury tampering

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

Synonyms of jury tampering

Origin of jury tampering

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

Questions about jury tampering

What does jury tampering mean?
Jury tampering means the crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial.
What part of speech is jury tampering?
Jury tampering is a noun.

Words near jury tampering in the dictionary

  1. jury pools
  2. jury rig
  3. jury rigging
  4. jury rigs
  5. jury service
  6. jury tampering
  7. jury trial
  8. jury trials
  9. jury-mast
  10. jury-masts
  11. jury-rig

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