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Definition of Obstruction of justice
1. 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 of Obstruction of justice
1. Noun. (legal) Intimidating or tampering with a witness or juror to influence their actions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obstruction Of Justice
Literary usage of Obstruction of justice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Trial of James H. Peck: Judge of the United States District by James Hawkins Peck, Arthur Joseph Stansbury, United States Congress. Senate (1833)
"... and whenever men's allegiance to the laws is so fundamentally shaken, it is
the most fatal and most dangerous obstruction of justice, and, in my opinion ..."
2. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1915)
"Obstruction of Justice 346. Definition.—While the cases are not numerous, it
cannot be doubted that it is an indictable offense at common law to obstruct ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"... which has for ite avowed object to discover, whether an obstruction of justice
has taken place in a case which so vitally affects her interest, ..."
4. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1839)
"... and give to the aggregate of such applications the appellation of a conspiracy—
a conspiracy for the obstruction of justice ; and in proportion to their ..."
5. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1899)
"The fact that the offense constitutes an obstruction of justice, and is punishable
as such, will not preclude proceedings against the offender to punish him ..."
6. Preventing Gang & Drug Related Witness Intimidation by Peter Finn (1996)
"Furthermore, the accomplice-after-the-fact statute is broader than the
obstruction-of-justice statute because it includes such activities as destroying ..."
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