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.—

Karen Tumulty

Examples of witness tampering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Police arrested him not long after the former officers were taken into custody on witness tampering charges. —

Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024 He’s been incarcerated at Brooklyn’s federal jail since Kaplan revoked his $100 bond last August for alleged witness tampering. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024 Wyclef confirms that Fugees’ lineup is intact although Pras Michel is awaiting sentencing following his April 2023 conviction on 10 criminal charges, including conspiracy and witness tampering. —

Patricia Meschino, Billboard, 1 July 2024 Geter-Pataky, Edmonds and Heredia are also facing counts of witness tampering. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for witness tampering

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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of witness tampering was in 1902

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“Witness tampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20tampering. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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