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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Smith still was facing the death penalty when in March, Judge Wolfson removed the prosecutors from his case, a rare move amid damning evidence of witness tampering and improprieties.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
During the trial that ended in January of last year, Morris Jr. was also convicted by a jury of witness tampering.
—Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Aaron Jason Strong, 47, was found guilty of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering, according to a Jan. 7 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The Democrats’ report, released four years after the attack, comes after House Administration subcommittee Chair Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) urged an FBI investigation of Cheney for witness tampering.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
During the trial that ended in January of last year, Morris Jr. was also convicted by a jury of witness tampering.
—Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Aaron Jason Strong, 47, was found guilty of three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of witness tampering, according to a Jan. 7 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The Democrats’ report, released four years after the attack, comes after House Administration subcommittee Chair Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) urged an FBI investigation of Cheney for witness tampering.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Witness tampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20tampering. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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