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noun
Interference with the administration of law and justice, as by ignorance of a justification, fraud of evidential validity, or not disclosing discovery of facts, or by doing damage to a witness, officer, juror.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: obstruction
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Across languages
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