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noun
The crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
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Synonyms: jury rigging
Antonyms: none provided
History
From jury + tampering. First use appears c. 1871 in the New York Herald.
