embraceor

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who engages in embracery: "embraceor" refers to an individual who attempts to corrupt or influence a jury or judge through illegal means, such as bribery, threats, or improper persuasion. This term is primarily used in legal contexts, particularly in historical or formal English law.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The court found the defendant to be an embraceor, as he had attempted to bribe several jurors. (A person who illegally influences a jury.)
    • In medieval England, an embraceor could face severe penalties for tampering with the judicial process. (A person guilty of corrupting legal officials.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Embraceor" as a legal term: The word is derived from "embracery," which is the crime of attempting to influence a jury or judge corruptly. It is rarely used in modern everyday language but appears in historical legal documents or discussions of jury tampering.
    • The indictment charged him as an embraceor for offering money to the judge. (He was accused of the specific crime of embracery.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Embracery (n): the crime of attempting to influence a jury or judge corruptly.

    • He was convicted of embracery after being caught bribing a witness. (The act of illegal jury tampering.)

  • Embrace (v): to hold closely in one's arms (unrelated in meaning, but shares the same Latin root "bracchium" meaning arm).

Synonyms
  • Jury tamperer: a person who illegally attempts to influence a jury.
  • Briber: one who offers money or favors to corrupt a legal official.
  • Corrupter: a person who corrupts another, especially in a judicial context.
Related Idioms
  • "To practice embracery": to engage in the illegal act of corrupting a jury.
    • The lawyer was disbarred for practicing embracery. (He was punished for jury tampering.)
Notes
  • Historical usage: "Embraceor" is an archaic term, most commonly found in legal texts from the 16th to 19th centuries. In modern law, the term "jury tampering" or "witness tampering" is used instead.
  • Spelling variant: The word is also spelled "embracer," though "embraceor" is the more traditional legal spelling.