witness tampering
noun
law
: the act of physically harming or using threats, intimidation, harassment, or corrupt persuasion against a witness with the goal of influencing the witness's testimony or preventing the witness from providing evidence in an official proceeding
…12 jurors are considering whether to put him in prison for the rest of his life on charges that include racketeering, extortion, bribery, mail fraud and witness tampering.—
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Yet Innocent Debut, ‘Compassion’ Last April, Michel was found guilty of 10 counts of conspiracy, witness tampering and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government (China).
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 June 2024
Both are in custody awaiting trial to prevent potential witness tampering.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 June 2024
On March 28, a jury convicted Wright on 46 charges including first-degree assault, endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, witness tampering and criminal contempt.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
The judge at O’Donnell’s trial dismissed a witness tampering charge and the jury acquitted him of two perjury charges.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 June 2024
Both are in custody awaiting trial to prevent potential witness tampering.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 June 2024
On March 28, a jury convicted Wright on 46 charges including first-degree assault, endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, witness tampering and criminal contempt.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
The judge at O’Donnell’s trial dismissed a witness tampering charge and the jury acquitted him of two perjury charges.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Witness tampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20tampering. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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