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Legal Terms – Embracery
The historical common-law offense of corruptly attempting to sway a jury in favor of one party during a trial using promises, persuasion, entreaties, monetary inducements, entertainment, or similar means. By the mid-1970s, the offense was deemed obsolete, with the relevant conduct addressed through either *perverting the course of justice or *contempt of court (Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 s 51). Embracery was eliminated as a distinct offense by the Bribery Act 2010.
The historical common-law offense of corruptly attempting to sway a jury in favor of one party during a trial using promises, persuasion, entreaties, monetary inducements, entertainment, or similar means. By the mid-1970s, the offense was deemed obsolete, with the relevant conduct addressed through either *perverting the course of justice or *contempt of court (Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 s 51). Embracery was eliminated as a distinct offense by the Bribery Act 2010.
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