OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obstruction of justice mean? 

• OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (noun)
  The noun OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("obstruction of justice" is a kind of...):

obstruction (the act of obstructing)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)