# jury tampering

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial.

## Etymology
From jury + tampering. First use appears c. 1871 in the New York Herald.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jury-tampering