noun
- Plural of embracery; the crime of attempting to influence a jury or juror through bribery, threats, or other improper means.
Usage: legal; archaic or formal
Examples
- The defendant was charged with embraceries for attempting to pay jurors to vote in his favor.
- Historical records document several cases of embraceries in 18th-century courts.
- Modern laws against embraceries protect the integrity of the judicial system.
- The prosecutor argued that the defendant's actions constituted embraceries under common law.